How to select an option in the dropdown depending on the date?

I have 2 part (Dropdown list and Apply Date).

I want to know. how to make it automatically linked? E.g. If today is 17-Sep-2024, then the label is SEP (September)??

Part 1 - Label - Dropdown list (from January to December)

Part 2 - Date (Apply Date)

Hi Chan,

Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. Automatically selecting an option from the dropdown menu depending on the date is easy. Let me show you how:

1. In Form Builder, click on Settings from the top bar menu, and click on Conditions from the left panel menu.
2. Then, select Update/Calculate Field Condition.
3. Finally, copy these conditions below for SEP and OCT. You can follow the same format for the other months.

For SEP:

For OCT:

Check out this screencast below:

Give it a try and let us know how it goes.

If you calculate like this, it have to update 1 year 1 time.

because now is 2024. How about 2025?

Hi Chan,

Unfortunately, for the conditional logic to properly work, you will need to recreate the conditions for the next years.

Reach out again if you have any other questions.

Can you have any widget that can only take out the month?

Hi Chan,

Currently, there aren't any widgets that can automatically extract the month in words from the date picker field. You'll need to create the conditions manually. However, if you only need the month as a number, you can use the substring widget. An example of this can be found on the other thread. If this works for you and you need assistance setting it up in your form, please let us know.

Keep us updated and let us know if you need any more help.

Hi Chan,

I found a workaround to insert values on a dropdown field based on the value in the substring widget. Please clone this demo form to inspect how it is set up.

Cloning forms using a form URL is easy to do. Let me walk you through it:

1. Open your My Forms page and click on Create Form on the top-left side of the page.

2. In the window that opens up, click on Import Form. 

3. In the next window, click on From a Webpage. 

4. Paste the form link into the Enter URL field and click on Create Form.

After cloning your form, it'll open up in Form Builder automatically. Now, you can edit the way you want it and publish it.

Give it a try and let us know if you need any other help.