Form Query String - Setting the date in the URL
I see that form URLs can take query strings to pre-populate the form, https://help.smartsheet.com/articles/2478871-url-query-string-form-default-values
In the examples, however, all of the pre-populated data is text, ie URL?field=text
What is the format to pre-populate the calendar?
URL?date=01/02/2021 is not working
Answers
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Have you tried having the date populate into a date type column then use a cell reference in your formula that builds the URL?
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The idea is to have people fill out the form responding to different dates. Each URL would be unique in that way. I have not tried referencing a date field on the sheet, but it seems like I would only be able to reference a specific row/column. The column name is maintained if data moves, but not the row. If I insert something above the row referenced in the URL would be off. Correct?
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Ok figured it out. Date format is dd/mm/yyyy.
The part that was tripping me up was that the "field" is actually the label, not the column name. While the form defaults to the column name, if you enter a label you need to use that as a reference, not the actual column name.
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@Mike Broglio I'm glad you got it figured out. That's good to know about using the label as opposed to the column name. I had never tested that before, so hadn't realized it could be an issue.
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