with some very complex javascript. I use a pop up calendar for this, this one is cut n paste:
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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>calendar</TITLE>
<SCRIPT type='text/javascript'>
function Go(){return}
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var weekend = [0,6];
var weekendColor = "#e0e0e0";
var fontface = "Arial";
var fontsize = 2;
var gNow = new Date();
var ggWinCal;
isNav = (navigator.appName.indexOf("Netscape") != -1) ? true : false;
isIE = (navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft") != -1) ? true : false;
Calendar.Months = ["January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June",
"July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"];
// Non-Leap year Month days..
Calendar.DOMonth = [31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31];
// Leap year Month days..
Calendar.lDOMonth = [31, 29, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31];
function Calendar(p_item, p_WinCal, p_month, p_year, p_format) {
if ((p_month == null) && (p_year == null)) return;
if (p_WinCal == null)
this.gWinCal = ggWinCal;
else
this.gWinCal = p_WinCal;
if (p_month == null) {
this.gMonthName = null;
this.gMonth = null;
this.gYearly = true;
} else {
this.gMonthName = Calendar.get_month(p_month);
this.gMonth = new Number(p_month);
this.gYearly = false;
}
this.gYear = p_year;
this.gFormat = p_format;
this.gBGColor = "white";
this.gFGColor = "black";
this.gTextColor = "black";
this.gHeaderColor = "black";
this.gReturnItem = p_item;
}
Calendar.get_month = Calendar_get_month;
Calendar.get_daysofmonth = Calendar_get_daysofmonth;
Calendar.calc_month_year = Calendar_calc_month_year;
Calendar.print = Calendar_print;
function Calendar_get_month(monthNo) {
return Calendar.Months[monthNo];
}
function Calendar_get_daysofmonth(monthNo, p_year) {
/*
Check for leap year ..
1.Years evenly divisible by four are normally leap years, except for...
2.Years also evenly divisible by 100 are not leap years, except for...
3.Years also evenly divisible by 400 are leap years.
*/
if ((p_year % 4) == 0) {
if ((p_year % 100) == 0 && (p_year % 400) != 0)
return Calendar.DOMonth[monthNo];
return Calendar.lDOMonth[monthNo];
} else
return Calendar.DOMonth[monthNo];
}
function Calendar_calc_month_year(p_Month, p_Year, incr) {
/*
Will return an 1-D array with 1st element being the calculated month
and second being the calculated year
after applying the month increment/decrement as specified by 'incr' parameter.
'incr' will normally have 1/-1 to navigate thru the months.
*/
var ret_arr = new Array();
if (incr == -1) {
// B A C K W A R D
if (p_Month == 0) {
ret_arr[0] = 11;
ret_arr[1] = parseInt(p_Year) - 1;
}
else {
ret_arr[0] = parseInt(p_Month) - 1;
ret_arr[1] = parseInt(p_Year);
}
} else if (incr == 1) {
// F O R W A R D
if (p_Month == 11) {
ret_arr[0] = 0;
ret_arr[1] = parseInt(p_Year) + 1;
}
else {
ret_arr[0] = parseInt(p_Month) + 1;
ret_arr[1] = parseInt(p_Year);
}
}
return ret_arr;
}
function Calendar_print() {
ggWinCal.print();
}
function Calendar_calc_month_year(p_Month, p_Year, incr) {
/*
Will return an 1-D array with 1st element being the calculated month
and second being the calculated year
after applying the month increment/decrement as specified by 'incr' parameter.
'incr' will normally have 1/-1 to navigate thru the months.
*/
var ret_arr = new Array();
if (incr == -1) {
// B A C K W A R D
if (p_Month == 0) {
ret_arr[0] = 11;
ret_arr[1] = parseInt(p_Year) - 1;
}
else {
ret_arr[0] = parseInt(p_Month) - 1;
ret_arr[1] = parseInt(p_Year);
}
} else if (incr == 1) {
// F O R W A R D
if (p_Month == 11) {
ret_arr[0] = 0;
ret_arr[1] = parseInt(p_Year) + 1;
}
else {
ret_arr[0] = parseInt(p_Month) + 1;
ret_arr[1] = parseInt(p_Year);
}
}
return ret_arr;
}
// This is for compatibility with Navigator 3, we have to create and discard one object before the prototype object exists.
new Calendar();
Calendar.prototype.getMonthlyCalendarCode = function() {
var vCode = "";
var vHeader_Code = "";
var vData_Code = "";
// Begin Table Drawing code here..
vCode = vCode + "<TABLE BORDER=1 BGCOLOR=\"" + this.gBGColor + "\">";
vHeader_Code = this.cal_header();
vData_Code = this.cal_data();
vCode = vCode + vHeader_Code + vData_Code;
vCode = vCode + "</TABLE>";
return vCode;
}
Calendar.prototype.show = function() {
var vCode = "";
this.gWinCal.document.open();
// Setup the page...
this.wwrite("<html>");
this.wwrite("<head><title>Calendar 2</title>");
this.wwrite("<LINK REL=\"stylesheet\" TYPE=\"text/css\" HREF=\"../scripts/dbstyle.css\"></head>");
this.wwrite("<body>");
this.wwriteA("<DIV ALIGN=Center CLASS='Header2'>");
this.wwriteA(this.gMonthName + " " + this.gYear);
this.wwriteA("</DIV>");
// Show navigation buttons
var prevMMYYYY = Calendar.calc_month_year(this.gMonth, this.gYear, -1);
var prevMM = prevMMYYYY[0];
var prevYYYY = prevMMYYYY[1];
var nextMMYYYY = Calendar.calc_month_year(this.gMonth, this.gYear, 1);
var nextMM = nextMMYYYY[0];
var nextYYYY = nextMMYYYY[1];
this.wwrite("<TABLE WIDTH='98%' BORDER=1 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 BGCOLOR='#e0e0e0'><TR><TD ALIGN=center CLASS='TDBtnGrey'>");
this.wwrite("<A HREF=\"" +
"javascript:window.opener.Build(" +
"'" + this.gReturnItem + "', '" + this.gMonth + "', '" + (parseInt(this.gYear)-1) + "', '" + this.gFormat + "'" +
");" +
"\"><<<\/A></TD><TD ALIGN=center CLASS='TDBtnGrey'>");
this.wwrite("<A HREF=\"" +
"javascript:window.opener.Build(" +
"'" + this.gReturnItem + "', '" + prevMM + "', '" + prevYYYY + "', '" + this.gFormat + "'" +
");" +
"\"><<\/A></TD><TD ALIGN=center CLASS='TDBtnGrey'>");
this.wwrite("<A HREF=\"javascript:window.print();\">Print</A></TD><TD ALIGN=center CLASS='TDBtnGrey'>");
this.wwrite("<A HREF=\"" +
"javascript:window.opener.Build(" +
"'" + this.gReturnItem + "', '" + nextMM + "', '" + nextYYYY + "', '" + this.gFormat + "'" +
");" +
"\">><\/A></TD><TD ALIGN=center CLASS='TDBtnGrey'>");
this.wwrite("<A HREF=\"" +
"javascript:window.opener.Build(" +
"'" + this.gReturnItem + "', '" + this.gMonth + "', '" + (parseInt(this.gYear)+1) + "', '" + this.gFormat + "'" +
");" +
"\">>><\/A></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>");
// Get the complete calendar code for the month..
vCode = this.getMonthlyCalendarCode();
this.wwrite(vCode);
this.wwrite("</body></html>");
this.gWinCal.document.close();
}
Calendar.prototype.showY = function() {
var vCode = "";
var i;
var vr, vc, vx, vy; // Row, Column, X-coord, Y-coord
var vxf = 285; // X-Factor
var vyf = 200; // Y-Factor
var vxm = 10; // X-margin
var vym; // Y-margin
if (isIE) vym = 75;
else if (isNav) vym = 25;
this.gWinCal.document.open();
this.wwrite("<html>");
this.wwrite("<head><title>Calendar 2</title>");
this.wwrite("<style type='text/css'>\n<!--");
for (i=0; i<12; i++) {
vc = i % 3;
if (i>=0 && i<= 2) vr = 0;
if (i>=3 && i<= 5) vr = 1;
if (i>=6 && i<= 8) vr = 2;
if (i>=9 && i<= 11) vr = 3;
vx = parseInt(vxf * vc) + vxm;
vy = parseInt(vyf * vr) + vym;
this.wwrite(".lclass" + i + " {position:absolute;top:" + vy + ";left:" + vx + ";}");
}
this.wwrite("-->\n</style>");
this.wwrite("<LINK REL=\"stylesheet\" TYPE=\"text/css\" HREF=\"../scripts/dbstyle.css\"></head>");
this.wwrite("<body " +
"link=\"" + this.gLinkColor + "\" " +
"vlink=\"" + this.gLinkColor + "\" " +
"alink=\"" + this.gLinkColor + "\" " +
"text=\"" + this.gTextColor + "\">");
this.wwrite("<B>");
this.wwrite("Year : " + this.gYear);
this.wwrite("</B><BR>");
// Show navigation buttons
var prevYYYY = parseInt(this.gYear) - 1;
var nextYYYY = parseInt(this.gYear) + 1;
this.wwrite("<TABLE WIDTH='100%' BORDER=1 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 BGCOLOR='#e0e0e0'><TR><TD ALIGN=center>");
this.wwrite("<A HREF=\"" +
"javascript:window.opener.Build(" +
"'" + this.gReturnItem + "', null, '" + prevYYYY + "', '" + this.gFormat + "'" +
");" +
"\" alt='Prev Year'><<<\/A></TD><TD ALIGN=center>");
this.wwrite("<A HREF=\"javascript:window.print();\">Print</A></TD><TD ALIGN=center>");
this.wwrite("<A HREF=\"" +
"javascript:window.opener.Build(" +
"'" + this.gReturnItem + "', null, '" + nextYYYY + "', '" + this.gFormat + "'" +
");" +
"\">>><\/A></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>");
// Get the complete calendar code for each month..
var j;
for (i=11; i>=0; i--) {
if (isIE)
this.wwrite("<DIV ID=\"layer" + i + "\" CLASS=\"lclass" + i + "\">");
else if (isNav)
this.wwrite("<LAYER ID=\"layer" + i + "\" CLASS=\"lclass" + i + "\">");
this.gMonth = i;
this.gMonthName = Calendar.get_month(this.gMonth);
vCode = this.getMonthlyCalendarCode();
this.wwrite(this.gMonthName + "/" + this.gYear + "<BR>");
this.wwrite(vCode);
if (isIE)
this.wwrite("</DIV>");
else if (isNav)
this.wwrite("</LAYER>");
}
this.wwrite("<BR></body></html>");
this.gWinCal.document.close();
}
Calendar.prototype.wwrite = function(wtext) {
this.gWinCal.document.writeln(wtext);
}
Calendar.prototype.wwriteA = function(wtext) {
this.gWinCal.document.write(wtext);
}
Calendar.prototype.cal_header = function() {
var vCode = "";
vCode = vCode + "<TR>";
vCode = vCode + "<TD WIDTH='14%' CLASS='THDark' ALIGN='Center'>Sun</TD>";
vCode = vCode + "<TD WIDTH='14%' CLASS='THDark' ALIGN='Center'>Mon</TD>";
vCode = vCode + "<TD WIDTH='14%' CLASS='THDark' ALIGN='Center'>Tue</TD>";
vCode = vCode + "<TD WIDTH='14%' CLASS='THDark' ALIGN='Center'>Wed</TD>";
vCode = vCode + "<TD WIDTH='14%' CLASS='THDark' ALIGN='Center'>Thu</TD>";
vCode = vCode + "<TD WIDTH='14%' CLASS='THDark' ALIGN='Center'>Fri</TD>";
vCode = vCode + "<TD WIDTH='16%' CLASS='THDark' ALIGN='Center'>Sat</TD>";
vCode = vCode + "</TR>";
return vCode;
}
Calendar.prototype.cal_data = function() {
var vDate = new Date();
vDate.setDate(1);
vDate.setMonth(this.gMonth);
vDate.setFullYear(this.gYear);
var vFirstDay=vDate.getDay();
var vDay=1;
var vLastDay=Calendar.get_daysofmonth(this.gMonth, this.gYear);
var vOnLastDay=0;
var vCode = "";
/*
Get day for the 1st of the requested month/year..
Place as many blank cells before the 1st day of the month as necessary.
*/
vCode = vCode + "<TR>";
for (i=0; i<vFirstDay; i++) {
vCode = vCode + "<TD WIDTH='14%'" + this.write_weekend_string(i) + "> </TD>";
}
// Write rest of the 1st week
for (j=vFirstDay; j<7; j++) {
vCode = vCode + "<TD ALIGN=Center WIDTH='14%'" + this.write_weekend_string(j) + ">" +
"<A HREF='#' " +
"onClick=\"self.opener.document." + this.gReturnItem + ".value='" +
this.format_data(vDay) +
"';window.close();\">" +
this.format_day(vDay) +
"</A>" +
"</TD>";
vDay=vDay + 1;
}
vCode = vCode + "</TR>";
// Write the rest of the weeks
for (k=2; k<7; k++) {
vCode = vCode + "<TR>";
for (j=0; j<7; j++) {
vCode = vCode + "<TD ALIGN=Center WIDTH='14%'" + this.write_weekend_string(j) + ">" +
"<A HREF='#' " +
"onClick=\"self.opener.document." + this.gReturnItem + ".value='" +
this.format_data(vDay) +
"';window.close();\">" +
this.format_day(vDay) +
"</A>" +
"</TD>";
vDay=vDay + 1;
if (vDay > vLastDay) {
vOnLastDay = 1;
break;
}
}
if (j == 6)
vCode = vCode + "</TR>";
if (vOnLastDay == 1)
break;
}
// Fill up the rest of last week with proper blanks, so that we get proper square blocks
for (m=1; m<(7-j); m++) {
if (this.gYearly)
vCode = vCode + "<TD WIDTH='14%'" + this.write_weekend_string(j+m) +
"> </TD>";
else
vCode = vCode + "<TD ALIGN=Center WIDTH='14%'" + this.write_weekend_string(j+m) +
">" + m + "</TD>";
}
return vCode;
}
Calendar.prototype.format_day = function(vday) {
var vNowDay = gNow.getDate();
var vNowMonth = gNow.getMonth();
var vNowYear = gNow.getFullYear();
if (vday == vNowDay && this.gMonth == vNowMonth && this.gYear == vNowYear)
return ("<B>" + vday + "</B>");
else
return (vday);
}
Calendar.prototype.write_weekend_string = function(vday) {
var i;
// Return special formatting for the weekend day.
for (i=0; i<weekend.length; i++) {
if (vday == weekend[i])
return (" CLASS=\"THLite\"");
else
return (" CLASS=\"TDNormal\"");
}
return "";
}
Calendar.prototype.format_data = function(p_day) {
var vData;
var vMonth = 1 + this.gMonth;
vMonth = (vMonth.toString().length < 2) ? "0" + vMonth : vMonth;
var vMon = Calendar.get_month(this.gMonth).substr(0,3).toUppe rCase();
var vFMon = Calendar.get_month(this.gMonth).toUpperCase();
var vY4 = new String(this.gYear);
var vY2 = new String(this.gYear.substr(2,2));
var vDD = (p_day.toString().length < 2) ? "0" + p_day : p_day;
switch (this.gFormat) {
case "MM\/DD\/YYYY" :
vData = vMonth + "\/" + vDD + "\/" + vY4;
break;
case "MM\/DD\/YY" :
vData = vMonth + "\/" + vDD + "\/" + vY2;
break;
case "MM-DD-YYYY" :
vData = vMonth + "-" + vDD + "-" + vY4;
break;
case "MM-DD-YY" :
vData = vMonth + "-" + vDD + "-" + vY2;
break;
case "DD\/MON\/YYYY" :
vData = vDD + "\/" + vMon + "\/" + vY4;
break;
case "DD\/MON\/YY" :
vData = vDD + "\/" + vMon + "\/" + vY2;
break;
case "DD-MON-YYYY" :
vData = vDD + "-" + vMon + "-" + vY4;
break;
case "DD-MON-YY" :
vData = vDD + "-" + vMon + "-" + vY2;
break;
case "DD\/MONTH\/YYYY" :
vData = vDD + "\/" + vFMon + "\/" + vY4;
break;
case "DD\/MONTH\/YY" :
vData = vDD + "\/" + vFMon + "\/" + vY2;
break;
case "DD-MONTH-YYYY" :
vData = vDD + "-" + vFMon + "-" + vY4;
break;
case "DD-MONTH-YY" :
vData = vDD + "-" + vFMon + "-" + vY2;
break;
case "DD\/MM\/YYYY" :
vData = vDD + "\/" + vMonth + "\/" + vY4;
break;
case "DD\/MM\/YY" :
vData = vDD + "\/" + vMonth + "\/" + vY2;
break;
case "DD-MM-YYYY" :
vData = vDD + "-" + vMonth + "-" + vY4;
break;
case "DD-MM-YY" :
vData = vDD + "-" + vMonth + "-" + vY2;
break;
default :
vData = vDD + "\/" + vMonth + "\/" + vY4;
}
vData = vDD + "\/" + vMonth + "\/" + vY4;
return vData;
}
function Build(p_item, p_month, p_year, p_format) {
var p_WinCal = ggWinCal;
gCal = new Calendar(p_item, p_WinCal, p_month, p_year, p_format);
// Customize your Calendar here..
gCal.gBGColor="white";
gCal.gLinkColor="black";
gCal.gTextColor="black";
gCal.gHeaderColor="black";
// Choose appropriate show function
if (gCal.gYearly) gCal.showY();
else gCal.show();
}
function show_calendar() {
/*
p_month : 0-11 for Jan-Dec; 12 for All Months.
p_year : 4-digit year
p_format: Date format (mm/dd/yyyy, dd/mm/yy, ...)
p_item : Return Item.
*/
p_item = arguments[0];
if (arguments[1] == null)
p_month = new String(gNow.getMonth());
else
p_month = arguments[1];
if (arguments[2] == "" || arguments[2] == null)
p_year = new String(gNow.getFullYear().toString());
else
p_year = arguments[2];
if (arguments[3] == null)
p_format = "DD/MM/YYYY";
else
p_format = arguments[3];
vWinCal = window.open("", "Calendar",
"width=250,height=250,status=no,resizable=no,top=2 00,left=200");
vWinCal.opener = self;
ggWinCal = vWinCal;
Build(p_item, p_month, p_year, p_format);
}
/*
Yearly Calendar Code Starts here
*/
function show_yearly_calendar(p_item, p_year, p_format) {
// Load the defaults..
if (p_year == null || p_year == "")
p_year = new String(gNow.getFullYear().toString());
if (p_format == null || p_format == "")
p_format = "DD/MM/YYYY";
var vWinCal = window.open("", "Calendar", "scrollbars=yes");
vWinCal.opener = self;
ggWinCal = vWinCal;
Build(p_item, null, p_year, p_format);
}
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</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" marginheight="5" marginwidth="5" topmargin="5" leftmargin="5">
<div align=center>
<form name="dotPoint">
<INPUT TYPE="Text" NAME="fromDate" SIZE="10"><A HREF="Javascript:show_calendar('dotPoint.fromDate' );" onMouseOver="window.status='Date Picker';return true;" onMouseOut="window.status='';return true;"> Click to choose date</A>
</form>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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Wind is your friend
Matt
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