• UI_GET_CHECK Function
• UI_GET_CHECK2 Function
• UI_GET_CHECK2P Function
• UI_GET_DATE Function
• UI_GET_DATE_CALENDAR Function
• UI_GET_EMAIL_TEMPLATES Function
• UI_GET_EXPRESSION Function
• UI_GET_FIELDNAME Function
• UI_GET_FILE Function
• UI_GET_FILES_MULTIPLE Function
• UI_GET_FILTER Function
• UI_GET_FONT Function
• UI_GET_FONTNAME Function
• UI_GET_IMAGE_FILENAME Function
• UI_GET_KEY Function
• UI_GET_LAYOUT_NAME Function
• UI_GET_LIST Function
• UI_GET_LIST2 Function
• ui_get_list2p Function
• UI_GET_LIST3 Function
• UI_GET_LIST3P Function
• UI_GET_LIST_ARRAY Function
• UI_GET_NUMBER Function
• UI_GET_NUMBER_CALCULATOR Function
• ui_get_object_name Function
• UI_GET_OPERATION Function
• UI_GET_ORDER Function
• UI_GET_PARAMETERS Function
• UI_GET_PARAMETERS_LOCAL Function
• UI_GET_PASSWORD Function
• UI_GET_PRINT_OR_PREVIEW Function
• UI_GET_PROPERTY_NAME Function
• UI_GET_QUERY_NAME Function
• UI_GET_RADIO Function
• UI_GET_RADIO2 Function
• UI_GET_RANGE Function
• UI_get_short_time Function
• UI_GET_TABLE Function
• UI_GET_TEXT Function
• ui_get_text2 Function
• UI_Get_Time Function

UI_GET_DATE Function

Syntax

Arguments

title

The title of the dialog box.

prompt

The descriptive text next to the date field.

default_choice

A default value to display in the date field.

Description

Prompt user for date.

Discussion

UI_GET_DATE() creates and displays a dialog box containing a date field. This function is useful for obtaining a valid date. The date you enter or change is returned as a Result_String. You can then convert this string into a date value using the CTOD()function. If the result string is empty (i.e., ""), you pressed the Cancel button and no date value was specified. You define the descriptive text next to the date field with the Caption_Text parameter.

Example

This script computes the day on which you were born.

dim birthday as D
date_string= UI_GET_DATE("Birthday", "When is your birthday? ", "11/11/68")
if date_string <> "" then
    birthday = ctod(date_string)
    ui_msg_box("Happy Birthday!","You were born on a " + cdow(birthday))
end if

Limitations

Desktop applications only.

See Also

• User Interaction (UI) Functions
• Date and Time Functions