# Date Component

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/date-component/35781
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [December 10, 2021, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/date-component/35781 "2021-12-10T12:37:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![Panav\_Patel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/panav_patel/32/35811_2.png) [@Panav\_Patel](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Panav_Patel)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2021, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/date-component/35781/1 "2021-12-10T12:37:52Z")

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I want to add a date component but don’t want the users to change the date. So how can I do that?

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### Author: ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/date-component/35781/2 "2021-12-10T13:42:11Z")

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Add a text component instead. Why do you want to use a date entry component if nobody can change it? It shows the same information from the table whether you are using a text component or a date entry component.

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### Author: ![Panav\_Patel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/panav_patel/32/35811_2.png) [@Panav\_Patel](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Panav_Patel)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2021, 11:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/date-component/35781/3 "2021-12-12T11:45:01Z")

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Yes, I used the text component. Thank you