[Solved] Save today's date when new record created

[Clive Hoggar]

Hi

I frequently use RadGrid in the automated edit, delete and  'Add New Record' mode as a very quick
solution to input and edit of data.

However I have not found a clean way of saving today's date in my DateCreated field when a new record is
created using the 'Add New Record' command button, other than a separate database update function after the
RadGrid has saved the other data. This seem to be making what should be a simple job, complex.

Can you tell me how best to do this either declaratively or in code behind in the appropriate RadGrid event.

Thanks a lot for your expertise!

Clive

[Mr. Plinko]

there are a couple ways I can think of:

1. Create your own edit template and bind in the input to a raddatepicker that you use javascript to bind to today
2. set the default date in the datasources asp:parameter to today
3. Change your database to set the default value of your DateCreated field to today
4. Run a code behind OnItemInserted that updates the field (which might be what you are doing already)

I was trying to play with method 2, but it was giving me issues.

I personally like to create my own edit templates, and that (for me) would be the easiest way to set the date to today

Perhaps someone else can give you a code example