How to set a date field limitation

Hi Andreas,

Are you trying to apply these limits within the CMSB admin, or is it on a front-end form?

Thanks,

Hi Daniel

Thanks for your reply. Yes, I am trying to apply this limitation within the CMSB Admin environment.

Andreas

Hi Andreas,

I think the most effective way to accomplish this would be to set up some error checking in a plugin using the record_presave hook. This would let you prevent a record from saving if it doesn't meet the constraints you provide. Using this hook would look something like this:

<?php
addAction('record_presave', 'your_presave_function', null, 3);
function your_presave_function($tableName, $isNewRecord, $oldRecord) {

  if ($tableName == 'your_table_name') {
    $formValues = _getRecordValuesFromFormInput();
    
    if (strtotime($formValues['later_date_fieldname']) < strtotime($formValues['earlier_date_fieldname'])) {
      echo 'Error Message';
      exit;
    }

  }

}
?>

With this solution, you will need to set up your own date constraint conditions - I've given an example of how to require one date field to be "greater" than another, though you would still need to substitute the correct table/field names. This code would need to be in an active plugin to be executed by the CMS - there should be an example plugin by default in all CMSB installations called "samplePlugin.php"

Let me know if this helps, or if you have any other questions!

Thanks,

Hi Daniel

Great work! It works like a charm!! Thanks for your kind assistance.

Best regards,

Andreas