[SOLVED] How to default todays date in INPUT TYPE="text

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[SOLVED] How to default todays date in INPUT TYPE="text

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I am creating a form, and one of the fields is INPUT TYPE="text" for todays date. Does anyone know how I can default that field to todays date?

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Post by bironeb »

Here is an expample of the code Im using, but I need the input field to default with todays date.

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<P><STRONG>Entry Date:</STRONG><BR>
<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="date" SIZE=18 MAXLENGTH=18></P>
I know to get todays date I can use:

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<?php
//get current date	
$today = date("l,F jS,Y");
?>
but I don't know how to get $today to default to the input field in the form.
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Post by JAM »

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<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="date" SIZE="18" MAXLENGTH="18" value="<?php echo date("l,F jS,Y"); ?>" />
...or...

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<?php
 $today = date("l,F jS,Y");
?>
<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="date" SIZE="18" MAXLENGTH="18" value="<?php echo $today; ?>" />
...and so on...
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Post by bironeb »

Great! that worked, thanks.
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Nemas problemas.
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