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> #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> #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 > > : > > > : > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > : > Blog : www.camdenfamily.com/morpheus/blog > > : > 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... > > : > > > > : > > > > : > > --------------------------------------------------- > > : > > Colonel Nathan R. Jessop > > : > > Commanding Officer > > : > > Marine Ground Forces > > : > > Guatanamo Bay, Cuba > > : > > --------------------------------------------------- > > : > > > > : > > > > : > > > > : > > > > : > > > : > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4

