# dateField (component) set default date

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datefield-component-set-default-date/313596>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 3, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datefield-component-set-default-date/313596 "2010-09-03T21:22:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![chespy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@chespy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chespy)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datefield-component-set-default-date/313596/1 "2010-09-03T21:22:44Z")

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hi!  
how can I set a default date (day month year) to a dateField component?

I want to load date from a xml file, and show it on the component, and ofcourse, let the user change it…

Thanks!!