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datefield

datefield(n)							Tk datefield widget						      datefield(n)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

NAME

       datefield - Tk datefield widget

SYNOPSIS

       package require Tk

       package require datefield  ?0.2?

       ::datefield::datefield widgetpath ?options?

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DESCRIPTION

       The  datefield package provides the datefield widget which is an enhanced text entry widget for the purpose of date entry. Only valid dates
       of the form MM/DD/YYYY can be entered.

       The datefield widget is, in fact, just an entry widget with specialized bindings. This means all the command and options for an entry  wid-
       get apply equally here.

COMMANDS

       ::datefield::datefield widgetpath ?options?
	      Creates and configures a date field widget.

OPTIONS

       See the entry manual entry for details on all available options.

EXAMPLE

	package require datefield

	wm title . "Datefield example"
	proc DayOfWeek {args} {
	    set now [clock scan $::myDate]
	    set ::myDate2 [clock format $now -format %A]
	}
	trace variable myDate w DayOfWeek

	::datefield::datefield .df -textvariable myDate
	label .l1 -text "Enter a date:"   -anchor e
	label .l2 -text "That date is a:" -anchor e
	label .l3 -textvariable myDate2 -relief sunken -width 12

	grid .l1 .df -sticky ew
	grid .l2 .l3 -sticky ew
	focus .df

SEE ALSO

       clock(n), entry(n)

KEYWORDS

       clock, entry, widget

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) Keith Vetter <keith@ebook.gemstar.com>

datefield								0.2							      datefield(n)