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TRundle2022

Copper Contributor

Jun 14, 2022

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Set default date on DatePicker from a drop down control event

Is it possible to have the default date of a date picker control be programmatically set when a user clicks a drop down? I have two controls, DropDown1 and DatePicker 1. What I would like, is when th...

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RobElliott
Jun 15, 2022
TRundle2022 yes you can set the DefaultDate property to change based on the selection in the dropdown. Make sure you have set the first item in the dropdown to "" then set the DefaultDate property of the date picker to:

If(Dropdown1.Selected.Value <> "",Today()+10,Today())

Or you can do something like this to set it to a date based on which item in the dropdown has been selected:

If(Dropdown1.Selected.Value ="Anguilla",Today()+10,If(Dropdown1.Selected.Value= "Antigua",Today()+20, Today()+30))

Rob
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RobElliott

Silver Contributor

Jun 15, 2022

TRundle2022 yes you can set the DefaultDate property to change based on the selection in the dropdown. Make sure you have set the first item in the dropdown to "" then set the DefaultDate property of the date picker to:

If(Dropdown1.Selected.Value <> "",Today()+10,Today())

Or you can do something like this to set it to a date based on which item in the dropdown has been selected:

If(Dropdown1.Selected.Value ="Anguilla",Today()+10,If(Dropdown1.Selected.Value= "Antigua",Today()+20, Today()+30))

Rob
Los Gallardos
Intranet, SharePoint and Power Platform Manager (and classic 1967 Morris Traveller driver)

ColleenBristol
Copper Contributor
Oct 18, 2022
RobElliott
I am trying to do something similar, but to populate the default date with the text in the drop down.

I have a data connection to another list where the user must select from the authorized dates, I'm pulling those dates into a drop down as text. Then I need to update the date with the selection.

Dates being pulled into DDdayOne value: Distinct(Filter('Class-Calendar', Category.Value = "Bluebeam" And Today() <= 'Start-Date'),'Start-Date')

DatacardValue2-DefaultDate = DDdayOne.SelectedText

How do I convert text into date format?
- ganeshsanap
  MVP
  Oct 19, 2022
  ColleenBristol You can try using DateValue() function in Power apps. Dates must be in one of these formats:
  MM/DD/YYYY or MM-DD-YYYY
  DD/MM/YYYY or DD-MM-YYYY
  YYYY/MM/DD or YYYY-MM-DD
  MM/DD/YY or MM-DD-YY
  DD/MM/YY or DD-MM-YY
  DD Mon YYYY
  Month DD, YYYY
  Example
  
  DateValue(inputStartDate.Text)
  
  Documentation: DateValue function in Power Apps
  Please consider giving a Like if my post helped you in any way.
TRundle2022
Copper Contributor
Jun 28, 2022
RobElliott Thank you. When I used the first formula, it threw an error, 'Value' isn't recognized. I changed the formula to If(Dropdown1.SelectedText.Value <> "",Today()+10,Today()), and that worked.

Thank you