Use validator to validate date in distinct countries

[Fernando Lopes]

Hi.
How can i validate a date textbox using validator, but the validator need to
validate all data types, like:

USA: 11/19/2004
BRAZIL: 19/11/2004
GERMANY: 19.11.2004

So, in the validator message, i need to show how is the mask according the
country.
If my application is running in USA, and the user type 19/11/2004, the error
message will be:
Incorrect date. Please use this mask: MM/DD/YYYY, but if my application
running in Brazil, no error message will be raise.

I hope somebody understand me.

Thanks.

Fernando Lopes

 

[Guest]

I believe this can be accomplished by change the localization of the thread.

Take a look at this article.

http://samples.gotdotnet.com/quicks...l=/quickstart/aspplus/doc/localizingapps.aspx

I believe the validator will pickup on the culture change and validate
appropriately.

 

[Peter Blum]

MikeL is correct that you need to set the CultureInfo on the current thread.
The only part missing is the validation:
Use a CompareValidator with its Operator=DataTypeCheck and Type="Date". It
respects the CultureInfo of the current thread.

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