diff --git a/lib/clot/date_tags.rb b/lib/clot/date_tags.rb
index 293533e..cafccd6 100644
--- a/lib/clot/date_tags.rb
+++ b/lib/clot/date_tags.rb
@@ -49,10 +49,27 @@ def default_end
       59
     end
 
+    def id_string(field_name)
+      if field_name && ! field_name.blank?
+        %{id="date_#{field_name}"}
+      else
+        %{id="date"}
+      end
+    end
+
+    def name_string(field_name)
+      if field_name && ! field_name.blank?
+        %{name="date[#{field_name}]"}
+      else
+        %{name="date"}        
+      end
+    end
+
     def render_string
       field_name = @field_name || default_field_name
-      %{<select id="date_#{field_name}" name="date[#{field_name}]">#{@prompt_val}} + get_options(default_start, default_end, @value_string) + "</select>"
+      %{<select #{id_string(field_name)} #{name_string(field_name)}>#{@prompt_val}} + get_options(default_start, default_end, @value_string) + "</select>"
     end
+
     def time_method
       default_field_name
     end
@@ -180,8 +197,9 @@ def set_primary_attributes(context)
      def personal_attributes(name,value)
       super(name,value) || case name
         when "order" then
-          puts "received order #{value}"
           @order = value
+        when "discard_type" then
+          @field_name = ",field_name:''"
       end
     end
 
@@ -200,11 +218,10 @@ def render(context)
 
   class SelectDate < MultiDateTag
     def render_nested(context)
-      @year = SelectYear.new(".select_year",@time.year.to_s,[])
-      @month = SelectMonth.new(".select_month",@time.month.to_s,[])
-      @day = SelectDay.new(".select_day",@time.day.to_s,[])
+      @year = SelectYear.new(".select_year","#{@time.year.to_s} #{@field_name}",[])
+      @month = SelectMonth.new(".select_month","#{@time.month.to_s} #{@field_name}",[])
+      @day = SelectDay.new(".select_day","#{@time.day.to_s} #{@field_name}",[])
 
-      puts "order #{@order}"
       order = @order || ['year', 'month', 'day']
 
       data = ""
diff --git a/spec/date_tag_spec.rb b/spec/date_tag_spec.rb
index 9334218..1a31497 100644
--- a/spec/date_tag_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/date_tag_spec.rb
@@ -231,7 +231,14 @@ def get_options(from_val,to_val, hash = {})
       @day_string = '<select id="date_day" name="date[day]">' + get_options(1,(time.day - 1)) + %{<option selected="selected" value="#{time.day}">#{time.day}</option>} + get_options((time.day + 1),31) + "</select>"
       @tag.should parse_with_vars_to(@day_string + @month_string + @year_string, 'time' => time)
     end
-
+    it "should allow discarding of type" do
+      time = Time.now
+      @tag = "{% select_date time,discard_type:true %}"
+      @year_string = '<select id="date" name="date">' + get_options(time.year-5,time.year - 1) + %{<option selected="selected" value="#{time.year}">#{time.year}</option>} + get_options(time.year + 1,time.year + 5) + "</select>"
+      @month_string = '<select id="date" name="date">' + get_options(1,time.month - 1,{:label_func => :get_month}) + %{<option selected="selected" value="#{time.month}">#{get_month time.month}</option>} + get_options(time.month + 1,12,{:label_func => :get_month}) + "</select>"
+      @day_string = '<select id="date" name="date">' + get_options(1,(time.day - 1)) + %{<option selected="selected" value="#{time.day}">#{time.day}</option>} + get_options((time.day + 1),31) + "</select>"
+      @tag.should parse_with_vars_to(@year_string + @month_string + @day_string, 'time' => time)
+    end
     it "should set default time to current time" do
       time = Time.now
       @tag = "{% select_date %}"
@@ -259,5 +266,7 @@ def get_options(from_val,to_val, hash = {})
       @minute_string = '<select id="date_minute" name="date[minute]">' + get_options(0,(time.min - 1)) + %{<option selected="selected" value="#{time.min}">#{time.min}</option>} + get_options((time.min + 1),59) + "</select>"
       @tag.should parse_to(@hour_string + @minute_string)
     end
+    
+
   end
 end
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