How do I change the order of day/month/year in a Date question? (Power Surveys) – Alida Help Center

This script allows you to change the order of day/month/year to show to respondents in a Date question. Without a script, the survey page shows the Date question in the following format (MM/DD/YYYY) by default.

Example

You may want to ask the Date question in the following format instead, as would be the case in most non-US markets:

Detailed Steps

Create a Date question as required.
Copy one of the two scripts below (based on your requirement) into Notepad or any other text editor (e.g. Notepad++, Textpad).
Change Q_DATE to the name of your Date question.
Insert the completed script into the Script section of the date question by doing the following:
- Select the Date question in the Questionnaire Tree.
- In the Scripting section of the page, click Edit Scripts.
- Paste the script into the On Load tab.
- Click Save.
Click Validate and test your survey.

Script

/*
Script Name: How do I change the order of day/month/year in a Date question? (Power Surveys)

To ensure your script works as expected, always copy the original script from the script library found in the support portal. Failure to use the most up to date script from the script library may cause unexpected results.
*/

Example Layout

Script

Day - Month - Year

VerbatimQuestion vq = Q_DATE;

if(Between(3,4,(int)RespondentExperience)){
	vq.Html += "<style>#DaySelector_"+vq.Name+"{float:left;}#MonthSelector_"+vq.Name+"{margin: 0 2px;}</style>";
} else {
	vq.Html += "<style>#i"+vq.Id+"VerbatimQuestion_Day{float:left;}</style>";
}

Year - Month - Day

VerbatimQuestion vq = Q_DATE;

if(Between(3,4,(int)RespondentExperience)){
	vq.Html += "<style>#YearSelector_"+vq.Name+"{float:left;}#DaySelector_"+vq.Name+"{margin: 0 2px;}</style>";
} else {
	vq.Html += "<style>#i"+vq.Id+"VerbatimQuestion_Year{float:left;}</style>";
}

More Information

Read this WebHelp article to learn more about Date question.