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Date Chooser

Introduction

The Date Chooser displays a control in the Viewer that allows you to pick a valid date by selecting it from a calendar or by typing it into the control. A common use for the Date Chooser is to allow users to easily enter valid dates or date ranges as inputs for filtering entrysets.

Viewer Control:

Changing the selected date

  • Edit the displayed value to change the selected date.
  • Click the down arrow to the right of the displayed value to display the calendar. Scroll through the months using the left and right directional arrows and click on a date to set it as the selected date.

Property Panel:

Format
Changes how the date is displayed in the Viewer. The choices are Long and Short.
Current Date
Specifies the currently selected date
Date Range
Start
Specifies the minimum date that can be selected in the Date Chooser.
End
Specifies the maximum date that can be selected in the Date Chooser.

Input Menu:

Set Date

Sets the selected date.

Accepted Datatypes:
Date
The value specified must be a date within the Date Chooser's minimum and maximum dates.
Triggered Outputs:
Output Message:
Get Selected Date
Set Start Date

Sets the earliest date that can be selected in the Date Chooser.

Accepted Datatypes:
Date
Triggered Outputs:
Output Message:
Get Start Date
Set End Date

Sets the end date that can be selected in the Date Chooser.

Accepted Datatypes:
Date
Triggered Outputs:
Output Message:
Get End Date

Output Menu:

Get Selected Date

Gets the currently selected date.

Output Datatype:
Date
Triggered By:
Input Message:
Set Date
Action:
Changing the value of the Date Chooser in the Viewer
Action:
Fire-On-Connect
Get Start Date

Gets the specified earliest date.

Output Datatype:
Date
Triggered By:
Input Message:
Set End Date
Get End Date

Gets the specified latest date.

Output Datatype:
Date
Triggered By:
Input Message:
Set End Date