dropdown box to make birthday

DragonWoLf · 20 Feb 2009 at 02:06

hi yall, can someone give me a hint on how to code a input box or make a drop down box using either php or html for a user to enter their dob?

unwashed potato! · 20 Feb 2009 at 02:12

something like this?

http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml_option

DragonWoLf · 20 Feb 2009 at 02:18

Yes! but for dates lol so as in they need to enter their DOB

unwashed potato! · 20 Feb 2009 at 02:33

DragonWoLf said:
Yes! but for dates lol so as in they need to enter their DOB

try editing it

here is a better example:

Code:

<select>
  <option value='01'>01</option>
  <option value='02'>02</option>
  <option value='03'>03</option>
  <option value='04'>04</option>
</select>


<select>
  <option value='jan'>January</option>
  <option value='feb'>Febuary</option>
  <option value='mar'>March</option>
  <option value='apr'>April</option>
</select>


<select>
  <option value='1990'>1990</option>
  <option value='1991'>1991</option>
  <option value='1992'>1992</option>
  <option value='1993'>1993</option>
</select>

DragonWoLf · 20 Feb 2009 at 02:55

Ah found that on my searches but it's abit long winded, was looking as like a formula type thing where it can do it automatically instead of typing it out all the way to the 1950's for example either using IF statements or such

SimonCHere · 20 Feb 2009 at 11:22

Code:

<html>
<head>
<script>

 function setYear(){
alert('top');
var selbox = document.myform.years;
alert(selbox);
selbox.options.length = 0;
  for(var i =1950; i<1955;i++){
     selbox.options[selbox.options.length] = new Option(i,i);
  }
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="setYear()">
<form name="myform">
<select id="years" name="years">
</select>
</form>
</body>
</html>

or just got for one of the many date picker controls on the internet so you don't have to mess with the problems with leap years and days in the months.
http://dali.mty.itesm.mx/~hugo/js/datepickercontrol/