Set Date field of a form to today

Set the date field to todays date filed

1. Summary
2. Result
3. Step by Step Guide
4. Documentation

1. Summary

You can use a type script file to change the date field to todays date

2. Result

The date field will show the today’s date in the cell

3. Step by Step Guide

export function MyDate(Form: akioma.swat.Form) {
    // Retrieve the existing date from the form
    const dateField: Date = new Date();

    // Create a new date for today
    const today: Date = new Date();

    // Update the year, month, and day of the date field
    dateField.setFullYear(today.getFullYear(), today.getMonth(), today.getDate());

    // Save the updated date back in the form
    Form.setDataValue('MyDatefield', dateField);
}

Put the function to the form on the eventAfterDisplay with the value #.MyDate(eventSource )

4. Documentation

To find more information, you can check the following documentation.

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