# Setting a default date in the date picker

**URL:** <https://forum.servoy.com/t/setting-a-default-date-in-the-date-picker/10707>\
**Category:** Classic Servoy\
**Created:** [May 26, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/setting-a-default-date-in-the-date-picker/10707 "2009-05-26T15:05:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![diana.bodnarescu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@diana.bodnarescu](https://forum.servoy.com/u/diana.bodnarescu)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/setting-a-default-date-in-the-date-picker/10707/1 "2009-05-26T15:05:10Z")

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Hi,  
Could you please tell me if it is possible in Servoy 3.5.7 to set the default date (other than today) in the date picker of a calendar display type field?  
DB

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**Author:** ![Joas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex010/user_avatar/forum.servoy.com/joas/32/5095_2.png) [@Joas](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Joas)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/setting-a-default-date-in-the-date-picker/10707/2 "2009-05-26T15:11:52Z")

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That is not possible in 3.5.7.

But this has just been added to 4.1.3, see the [announcement](http://www.servoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=12489&p=63232&hilit=+application.showCalendar+#p63232).

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**Author:** ![diana.bodnarescu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@diana.bodnarescu](https://forum.servoy.com/u/diana.bodnarescu)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/setting-a-default-date-in-the-date-picker/10707/3 "2009-05-26T15:13:23Z")

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OK, thank you for the clearings Joas.  
DB

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**Author:** ![ionelioras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@ionelioras](https://forum.servoy.com/u/ionelioras)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/setting-a-default-date-in-the-date-picker/10707/4 "2019-01-30T14:35:42Z")

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It seems that in 8.3.3 it is still not possible to control this: when clicking on this button of a Calendar field: [https://www.screencast.com/t/6KhwFCnar](https://www.screencast.com/t/6KhwFCnar), to pre-set the date-picker dialog to a specific value.  
Now i see it pre-sets it to the value in the field or “today” if the field is empty.  
Can we get more control and set it to a specific desired date?