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Date Field | Valid Date | No Value

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  1. whershfeld
    Member

    Hi -
    I have a simple date field in one of my forms - and I'd like the field to accept either a date value from the data picker or NO date. As it is - the field won't accept a null value when I attempt to send the form. Is there a way to set the field to accept no value?

    Posted 11 years ago on Friday June 22, 2012 | Permalink

  2. David Peralty

    I added a date field to my form, and if I don't select anything, then it submits fine. Are you trying to make the date field be a required field? If so, then that's why it requires a date.

    Posted 11 years ago on Friday June 22, 2012 | Permalink

  3. whershfeld
    Member

    That's the way I thought it would work -

    No - the field is not required...
    https://img.skitch.com/20120622-r14ftnjayu7n1qk3udfqii141q.jpg

    Form: http://ashby.borczdixon.com/contact/

    Form Result without selecting a date:
    https://img.skitch.com/20120622-8scagw6gxwnd21e31uarytfp1g.jpg

    Running version 1.6.4.5.4

    Thanks for your assistance...

    Posted 11 years ago on Friday June 22, 2012 | Permalink

  4. whershfeld
    Member

    On the other hand - I think I just discovered something... if the two required fields are completed - then the form submits without issue (without a date). It looks like when the validation checks the values - it validates on the date field whether the field is required or not.

    In this case - I don't want the user thinking they MUST provide a date for the field if they hit the validation message. Make sense? Any work around?

    Posted 11 years ago on Friday June 22, 2012 | Permalink

  5. David Peralty

    That might be a bug and as such, I'm going to pass this thread on to one of our developers to take a look at.

    Posted 11 years ago on Friday June 22, 2012 | Permalink

  6. David Peralty

    Do you have any custom validation on your form? If not we would need WordPress Admin access and FTP access to be able to troubleshoot further. If you do have custom validation or really any custom function on this form, can you paste it into a response so we can look through it?

    My e-mail is peralty@rocketgenius.com

    Posted 11 years ago on Friday June 22, 2012 | Permalink