- Client Script- Compare a field date with current time

[prabhmeet]

Hi,

My task is that on Change request form, Planned start date field should be 24 hours ahead of Current time.

I need to write a client Script for this.

Below mentioned is my script, if I put in the wrong date, error message comes up but goes away and does not stays on the form screen. Can anyone help with why it is happening?

function onSubmit(){
//Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below

var start = g_form.getValue('start_date');
var today = new Date();
today.setDate(today.getDate());
if (start.toString() <= today.toString()){
g_form.addErrorMessage("Planned Start Date cannot be less than 24 hrs ahead in future.");
}
}

[sachin_namjoshi · Accepted solution]

Please modify your code like below

function onSubmit(){
//Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below

var start = g_form.getValue('start_date');
var today = new Date();
today.setDate(today.getDate());
if (start.toString() <= today.toString()){
g_form.addErrorMessage("Planned Start Date cannot be less than 24 hrs ahead in future.");

return false;
}
}

Regards,

Sachin

[prabhmeet]

thanks it's working . Can you explain also why writing this return false was necessary?

[siva_]

To abort the form submission , we have to return false from the on submit client script else it will do the processing in the code and proceed with the form submission

Thanks,

Siva

[siva_]

Returning false will abort the form submission