Time Range: Is there a way we can verify users to choose 2-hour time blocks

I have one more question: Is there a way we can verify or force users to choose 2-hour time blocks?

Here's the new url of our form: http://locksmithservices247.com/Yelp-Locksmith-Service-Request.html

You will have to use 2 Time field to be able to calculate the time range and use condition logic to prevent user from going forward if time range is below 2-hours block.

Example:

In my example, the Calculation will capture the time block. You can use then the value to setup the Conditions.

I hope this help. Let us know if you need further assistance on this.

Hi Jonathan,

I think I understand how to make the calculation part of this work, but I don't get the step that comes before it. What kind of widget do I use to get the "Time 1st" and "Time 2nd" fields in your example?

Would it be possible for you to share a url with me so I can clone your example and study it?

thanks,

S

I think my colleague has used the Time field

and he set it to a 24-hour format to simplify the calculation.

I think the form he used is https://form.jotformpro.com/72138909079971. You can clone it to your account.

That's helpful. But as a condition, is there a way to give the user a message telling them to change the second time in the range in order to create at least a two hour range?

I can't simply set the condition to require that field, because whatever they enter fulfills that requirement. How would you suggest letting the user know what we want from them?

thanks

You might need to add another Number field which can be validated to not be less than 2. Please see steps below.

1. Add Number field.

2. Set the minimum value of this Number field.

3. Create a condition that will simply copy the value from you Calculation field to your newly added Number field.

The result should be as follows.

You may check and clone this form: https://form.jotformpro.com/72186040105950.

thanks,

We will be addressing your requests in these two new threads respectively: https://www.jotform.com/answers/1219103 and https://www.jotform.com/answers/1219104

Hi.

Thanks again. I looked at the form (https://form.jotformpro.com/72186040105950) very carefully. I think I mimiced the calculation and difference blocks, but they don't work the same way yours do. Here's my form: https://www.jotform.com/build/72115259932861

Also, I had this form set up so that "Date Reservation" and the earlier version of how we were asking people to pick times would all copy their values to the field called "Date and Time Slot." It looked like this:

8/7/2017 2:00 - 4:00

But in adding the functionality of verifying the 2-hour time block, I was advised to switch to two time fields instead of the time range fields I had been using. I tried adding conditionals to the new fields to get this to work again, but it no longer works the way it did. Now, when I set it up, only one of those fields gets copied to "Date and Time Slot" and gets overwritten by the value of the other fields once they're filled in.

Your advice would be greatly appreciated.

S

Thanks again. I looked at the form (https://form.jotformpro.com/72186040105950) very carefully. I think I mimiced the calculation and difference blocks, but they don't work the same way yours do.

I can see the calculation is not the same on your form, you would only need to invest the fields, "Choose a time 2 hours later:" needs to be the first one: 

But in adding the functionality of verifying the 2-hour time block, I was advised to switch to two time fields instead of the time range fields I had been using. I tried adding conditionals to the new fields to get this to work again, but it no longer works the way it did. Now, when I set it up, only one of those fields gets copied to "Date and Time Slot" and gets overwritten by the value of the other fields once they're filled in.

I have checked your form and I can see you are currently capturing the fields in the hidden calculation widget: 

But there is a missing condition, I think you could add it and it should not conflict with the other conditions on your form: 

Please let us know how the form behaves once you have made these changes. 

Hi!

Thanks again for the good advice.

I inverted the calculation and that part of the form now works. We can force users to create a 2-hour time block.

Glad to know you were able to resolve your first issue. 

The second one has been moved to another thread, we will assist you as soon as possible here: https://www.jotform.com/answers/1223109