How to set a XML field as a date type?

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How to set a XML field as a date type?

Last post 07-07-2022 04:19 PM by Hilary Stoupa. 3 replies.

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07-05-2022 09:34 AM

alo123
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How to set a XML field as a date type?

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This is a XML secondary data source and I want use the button to set it equal to now(). The button does its job but I want to know if I can somehow format the outcome?

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07-07-2022 08:48 AM In reply to

Hilary Stoupa
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Re: How to set a XML field as a date type?

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Looking at your latest sample form from another post, I think you resolved this by changing to a date picker.

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07-07-2022 03:45 PM In reply to

alo123
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Re: How to set a XML field as a date type?

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The thing is that it is still "registered" as a string data type. As you can see from the picture.

07-07-2022 04:19 PM In reply to

Hilary Stoupa
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You would have to manually modify the schema file to change that. It would involve saving the form as source files and changing the XSD for the data connection. Is having the data type a string causing you issues?

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