Hello,

Could someone let me know what needs to be changed so that the current date is automatically filled in when a user inputs their info using the add/function of the database screen?

Also, can I take out the ID field so that it does not show up when someone is adding a record, but keep the field so that a unique number is generated which also appears when one does a search?
Step by step instructions would be appreciated as I am a brand new user of this program with limited scripting experience.
thanks in advance

lee

Hello Lee,

You can use the &get_date function to enter the current date. You can put it as a default in your configuration file (look at the example) or you can do something like this in your html.pl

my $date = &get_date();
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<input type=hidden name="Mod_Date" value="$date" >

Now the Mod_Date field has the new date as a value. Note the "type=hidden", that is the answer to your next question.

Cheers

-JO