Help With date/time

[Nala55]

In need a time box that will convert “8pm” or “8 pm” or “8:00pm” or “8:00 pm” to military time.  I tried some javascript on exit but it doesn’t quite work.

if (this.rawValue.length <= 5){

            var space = this.rawValue.indexOf(" ")

            this.rawValue = this.rawValue.substr(0,space) + ":00" + this.rawValue.substr(space,10)

}

[Former Community Member]

This is not a trivial problem. I started coding some regular expressions to parse the date string but I quickly realized how difficult it is. The attached contains some of that code. I ended up using drop downs and a radio button to calculate military time (I think it works correctly). It is easier (somewhat).

// form1.page1.subform2.militaryTime::calculate - (JavaScript, client)

if (!(form1.page1.subform2.hrs.isNull || form1.page1.subform2.mins.isNull || form1.page1.subform2.meridiem.isNull)) {

  var hrsStr = form1.page1.subform2.hrs.rawValue;

  if (form1.page1.subform2.meridiem.rawValue == "AM") {

    if (hrsStr == "12") {

      hrsStr = "00";

    }

  }

  else {

    var hrs = parseInt(hrsStr);

    if (hrs == 12) {

      hrs = 0;

    }

    hrs = hrs + 12;

    hrsStr = hrs.toString();

  }

  this.rawValue = hrsStr + form1.page1.subform2.mins.rawValue;

}

Steve

[Nala55]

It’s a time sheet, the user enters start time and end time.  I need it to be in military time.  There is no room to change the form that is why I need the user to enter their start time.  And when they go onto another box the time they enter will display military time.  So I need to account for “8pm” or “8 pm” or “8:00pm” or “8:00 pm”, for late times as well eg. 8:04.