What's the best approach to get Date/Time input from the user?

Question

This is a wheel that\'s been re-invented again and again over the years.

The Problem: The user needs to input a Date/Time

Basic considerations

Answer 1

A text box with an image-link to a pop-out calendar on the side is my choice. Best of both worlds.

If you want something extra you could let a natural language date/time parser like Chronic http://chronic.rubyforge.org/ spice it up.

Also don't forget the international users.