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[kether]

In 4.24, empty custom date fields automatically get filled with the current date whenever you add or edit a record (lead, contact, or account).

Does anybody know what file controls this behavior? I really need to change things so that empty date fields stay empty until deliberately filled. On forms with many custom dates, it can get pretty tiresome having to clear them all in edit view every time one thing needs to be updated.

I hope sombody can help me--thanks in advance....

Louis

[BrianLaughlin]

Known bugs

http://vtiger.fosslabs.com/cgi-bin/trac.cgi/ticket/73

http://vtiger.fosslabs.com/cgi-bin/trac.cgi/ticket/1504

Regards,

[kether]

Thanks Brian.

Looks like it was fixed recently in beta 2: http://vtiger.fosslabs.com/cgi-bin/trac.cgi/ticket/1469

Wish it was something easy I could just change in 4.24.

Louis

[kether]

Interesting....

I just tried the online demo of beta 2, and you can't add a custom field at all!

Same thing happened with the version I downloaded.

Guess it's really not fixed yet....

Louis

[ales]

Ok, let me see..try this

In file ../apache/htdocs/include/utils.php under function getOutputHtml() change next lines:
..
{
if( $fieldname != 'birthday' )
$disp_value = getNewDisplayDate();
..
//this is your check for custom field you are looking for
if( $fieldname == 'custom_field_name' ) {

//your code goes here

}


THAT'S IT

By Ales

[kether]

Ales, that's awesome.

I just commented out the two lines

if( $fieldname != 'birthday' )
$disp_value = getNewDisplayDate();

and it works! No more default today's dates!

Thank you so much.....

Louis

[kether]

One more thing I had to do....

After commenting out those lines, the system still tried to put "00-00-0000" into the custom date fields. To fix that, in the same file, I went to this function: getDisplayDate($cur_date_val) near the bottom.

Just above the last line of the function that reads return $display_date; I put in this conditional:

if($display_date == '00-00-0000' || $display_date == '0000-00-00')
$display_date = ''; (two single quotes).

Now it works and keeps the custom date fields blank until you actually enter something. Ales, thanks again for pointing me in the right direction.

Louis

[KLeo]

I think, I have a solution.

Please test it, I have now not server to test it.

Change in include/utils.php by function getOutputHtml

the code:

Code: if($fieldname != 'birthday' && $fieldname != 'due_date')

into:

Code: if($fieldname != 'birthday' && $fieldname != 'due_date' && substr('$fieldname', 0, 3)!= 'cf_')

Best regards,
Kleo

[Zuzvub]

Great information

[KLeo]

I have test it, it work correct.

Change in include/utils.php by function getOutputHtml

the code:

Code:
if($fieldname != 'birthday' && $fieldname != 'due_date')


into:


Code: if($fieldname != 'birthday' && $fieldname != 'due_date' && substr($fieldname, 0, 3)!= 'cf_')


Best regards,
Kleo