=================Check whether start date is less than end date=======================

For basic information on plugins, please refer: [[claromentis:development:infocapture_plugin]]

In this section we would write a plugin which checks start date is always less than end date

You can find the xml file of the test project here: {{help:infocapture:plugins:ic_project_-_15_-_to_check_whether_the_start_date_is_less_than_end_date_-_sp_03-mar-2009_.xml|}}

Lets suppose we have got this test project with ID = 15

{{claromentis:configuration_and_customization:infocapture:plugins:15.1.png|}}

For this purpose, we would require the following file...  **plugin_15_pre_add_issue.php**

<code php>
<?php
function hd_plugin_15_pre_add_issue($params)
{
	$values = $params["issue"]["fields_values"];
	if ($values['start_date'] >= $values['end_date'])
	{
		return array("error_message" => "Start date must be before the end date");
	}
}
?>
</code>

Place the above file in folder: /httpdocs/intranet/helpdesk/plugins/
<note warning> From Claromentis 5.6 onwards, plugins are stored in /httpdocs/intranet/**infocapture**/plugins/
</note>


If you enter start date greater than end date, you would get following error message and you wont be able to submit the issue

{{claromentis:configuration_and_customization:infocapture:plugins:15.2.png|}}