Hi Tom, I had a similar task lately and the solution goes roughly like this:
First you get the localization file from here: http://jquery-ui.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ui/i18n/ You need to load this together with the other jQuery js like this: <%= javascript_include_tag 'jquery/jquery.ui.datepicker-de.js' %> After that you can setup you form like this: <%= label :start_date, "Datum von:" %> <%= text_field_tag :start_date, Time.now.strftime('%d.%m. %Y'), :autocomplete => "off", :class => "input_element" %> <%= label :end_date, "bis:" %> <%= text_field_tag :end_date, Time.now.strftime('%d.%m. %Y'), :autocomplete => "off", :class => "input_element" %> <%= submit_tag :for, :value => t("buttons.search") %> <script> $.datepicker.setDefaults( $.datepicker.regional["de"] ); $.datepicker.setDefaults({showWeek: true, minDate: new Date(2011, 0, 1), maxDate: "today", showOtherMonths: true, selectOtherMonths: true }); $('#start_date').datepicker(); $('#end_date').datepicker(); </script> This worked for me (didn't implement the Rails side on the server yet) On Sep 30, 3:39 am, Tom Pett <[email protected]> wrote: > I recently started using jQuery and the Datepicker with an application > of mine. > > with the help ofhttp://railscasts.com/episodes/213-calendarsI got the > datepicker working on a text_field containing a date. > > Problem however is when we edit a model. Since a text_field shows the > database value for a field by default, it displays the date as > '2011-05-24'. When we open te datepicker on this field it defaults to > 'today' since it cant read the current value of the field. > > Picking a date will display it in the format specified of datepicker, > but saving is no problem. I guess Rails is smart enough to figure it out > between the I18n. > > My question is, how can I make sure my date is displayed in the format I > want it to be in the text_field of a form when editting. > > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
