You can used the "disabled" attribute if all your users are using IE. (Not
recommended.)

I would display the text outside of the form and put the value in a hidden
field.

#DateFormat(todayDate, "dddd, mmmm dd, yyyy")#
<input type="hidden" name="theTime"
value="<cfoutput>&nbsp;#DateFormat(todayDate, "dddd, mmmm dd,
yyyy")#</cfoutput>">

> -----Original Message-----
> From: FlashGuy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:09 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: Inserting date/time stamp
> 
> 
> Works great.
> 
> How can I stop people of editing the <input line where I'm 
> dumping the date? I don't want them to be able to change it.
> 
> <input type="text" name="theTime" 
> value="<cfoutput>&nbsp;#DateFormat(todayDate, "dddd, mmmm dd, 
> yyyy")#</cfoutput>" size="30">
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 10 Mar 2003 14:35:13 -0500, Ben Doom wrote:
> 
> > dateformat() and timeformat() should take care of display 
> issues nicely for
> > you.
> > 
> > 
> > --  Ben Doom
> >     Programmer & General Lackey
> >     Moonbow Software, Inc
> > 
> > : -----Original Message-----
> > : From: FlashGuy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > : Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 2:27 PM
> > : To: CF-Talk
> > : Subject: RE: Inserting date/time stamp
> > :
> > :
> > : Hmmm....I also want the date and time displayed on my form. I did
> > : a <cfoutput>#now()#</cfoutput> but I don't like the results.
> > :
> > : I want something like:
> > :
> > : Monday, March 10, 2003 at 2:26pm
> > :
> > :
> > :
> > : On Mon, 10 Mar 2003 13:19:13 -0600, Raymond Camden wrote:
> > :
> > : > Do you want to know the time when the form was 'opened' 
> (viewed you
> > : > mean) or actually saved? For example, I may hit your 
> form at 12:01 PM,
> > : > and it may take me 5 minutes to fill it out. So would 
> you want 12:01 PM
> > : > stored, or 12:06 PM, the time when the form was 
> actually submitted? If
> > : > you want the first time, simply eded this in the form:
> > : >
> > : > <input type="hidden" name="theTime" value="#now()#">
> > : >
> > : > and store form.theTime in your db. If you want the time 
> submitted, just
> > : > passed now() to your database (or whatever function 
> your db uses to
> > : > represent the current time).
> > : >
> > : > 
> ==============================================================
> =========
> > : > Raymond Camden, ColdFusion Jedi Master for Mindseye, Inc
> > : > Member of Team Macromedia
> > : >
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> > : > Yahoo IM : morpheus
> > : >
> > : > "My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda
> > : >
> > : > > -----Original Message-----
> > : > > From: FlashGuy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > : > > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 1:14 PM
> > : > > To: CF-Talk
> > : > > Subject: Inserting date/time stamp
> > : > >
> > : > >
> > : > > Hi,
> > : > >
> > : > > I have a form that I want to insert the date and time when
> > : > > the form is opened. This will also be saved to a 
> database when saved.
> > : > >
> > : > > Whats the best way of also creating a "automatic" reference
> > : > > no which increments when a "new" form is opened?
> > : > >
> > : > > Any ideas...
> > : > >
> > : > >
> > : > > ---------------------------------------------------
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> > : > >
> > : > >
> > : > >
> > : > >
> > : >
> > : 
> > 
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