# dateFormat by scripting

**URL:** <https://forum.servoy.com/t/dateformat-by-scripting/5345>\
**Category:** Classic Servoy\
**Created:** [January 13, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/dateformat-by-scripting/5345 "2006-01-13T14:39:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Harjo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/harjo/32/4873_2.png) [@Harjo](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Harjo)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/dateformat-by-scripting/5345/1 "2006-01-13T14:39:25Z")

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Is it possible to set the property format for datetime field, by scripting?

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**Author:** ![ROCLASI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/roclasi/32/4371_2.png) [@ROCLASI](https://forum.servoy.com/u/ROCLASI)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/dateformat-by-scripting/5345/2 "2006-01-13T14:48:42Z")

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The following doesn’t work for you?

```auto
elements.myDateField.format = 'dd-MM-yyyy';

```

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**Author:** ![Harjo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/harjo/32/4873_2.png) [@Harjo](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Harjo)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/dateformat-by-scripting/5345/3 "2006-01-13T17:23:59Z")

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No it does’nt!

I can’t see the function, and does’nt work either.

Java class “com.servoy.j2db.dataui.DataCalendar” has no public instance field or method named “format”.

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**Author:** ![Harjo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/harjo/32/4873_2.png) [@Harjo](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Harjo)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/dateformat-by-scripting/5345/4 "2006-01-13T17:26:18Z")

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ah now I see! ![:-)]( "Smile")

it does work on TEXT FIELD  
but not on CALENDAR FIELD! ![:-(]( "Sad")

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**Author:** ![jcompagner](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/jcompagner/32/4889_2.png) [@jcompagner](https://forum.servoy.com/u/jcompagner)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/dateformat-by-scripting/5345/5 "2006-01-16T16:51:29Z")

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i added those in 3.0