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I am trying to add custom fields to a profile template by assigning them to the form in civicrm_buildForm, adding them to the template using $beginHookFormElements, and editing a custom copy of the template. I am doing it this way  because the custom fields are multiple record fields so they can not be added using the administration profile screens.

It is working ok, except for date fields.

I see that the standard template handles dates by simply using this:
{include file="CRM/common/jcalendar.tpl" elementName=$n}

$n has been assigned earlier using {assign var=n value=$field.name}

When I look at the created html from the standard view of the custom field using firebug I see this:
<input id="custom_93_3" class="form-text required" type="text" value="09/20/2012" name="custom_93_3" endoffset="1" startoffset="1" timeformat="1" format="mm/dd/yy" style="display: none;">
<input id="custom_93_3_display" class="dateplugin dpDate hasDatepicker" type="text" autocomplete="off" name="custom_93_3_display">

When I include the jcalendar in my profile I get this:
<input id="custom_93_3" class="form-text required" type="text" value="2012-09-20 06:16:00" name="custom_93_3" endoffset="10" startoffset="10" format="mm/dd/yy" addtime="1">
<input id="custom_93_3_display" class="dateplugin dpDate hasDatepicker" type="text" autocomplete="off" name="custom_93_3_display">

The key difference is  style="display: none;"  in the first input field. Mine does not have it so I see a text field with the filled in date from the defaults,  followed by the calendar date picker that is empty. 

I assigned the date to the form using  this function:  addDateTime($name, $label, $required = FALSE, $attributes = NULL). I then added it to the $beginHookFormElements following examples by Donald Lobo. The other (non-date) fields I added work fine.

I am new to this and and need some help.
Thanks.
Jere

That got rid of the double display. It added a script that hides the custom_93_3 element. The date value is correct in the hidden element.  However, it did not display the date in the custom_93_3_display element. I stepped through the javascript in firebug. The last line it enters is:

var displayDateValue = cj.datepicker.parseDate( altDateFormat, dateValue );

It dies somewhere in package/jquery/jquery.min.js. Once it enters the jQuery file, the code is all munged together and difficult to follow. It never makes it to the next line:
displayDateValue = cj.datepicker.formatDate( date_format, displayDateValue );

 I will compare with the tab for the custom in the contact summary page (where it works) and try to see if I see anything different from what is happening in my profile page. If that doesn't work I guess I will try saving the jquery file to a copy and then separate all the lines so I can see what is happening.

If you know a better way to debug this, please let me know.

I searched the forum and found this message
http://forum.civicrm.org/index.php/topic,20598.msg107002.html#msg107002
where someone else was having difficulty with this line. I will ask he ever resolved his difficulty.

Thanks for helping me with this.

--update--

Oh, the contact summary tab for this custom group delivers the entire form from the server with ajax. Something else I need to learn, I guess.

The buildCustomData that creates the page uses a qfKey code. If I replicate this approach, can I just copy this key , or does it change. If it changes, how can I retrieve the current qfKey?

Jere

Thanks for your help. It saves me a lot of time.

Jere