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getting system date and time 3
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Here's an old bit of code I used elsewhere -
hope it helps some:
hope it helps some:
Code:
<head>
<script>
function dodate()
{
days = newArray("Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday",
"Thursday","Friday","Saturday")
months = new Array ("Jan","Feb","March","April","May","June","July",
"Aug","Sept","Oct","Nov","Dec")
d = new Date()
dDay = days[d.getDay()]
dMonth = monthd[d.getMonth()]
temp = dDay +",""+dMonth+""+d.getDate()+"20" + d.getYear()
document.dateform.today.value=temp
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form name="dateform">
Today is
<input type="text" name="today" value="" size="30">
</form>
<script>
dodate()
</script>
</body>
Do similiar with the time (use timeouts if you want to keep it running).
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This was what i used for the time but it says i have an error somewhere
function showhour(thehour){
if(thehour > 0 && thehour < 13){
return(thehour)
}
if(thehour == 0){
return(12)
}
return(thehour-12)
}
fuction showzero(invalue){
if(invalue > 9){
return(":" + invalue)
}
return(":0" + invalue)
}
function showampm(){
if(now.getHours() < 12){
return (" am"
}
return (" pm"
}
function showtime(){
now = new Date
document.frmcomplaint. showhour(now.getHours()) +
showzero(now.getMinutes()) +
showzero(now.getSeconds())+
showampm()
setTimeout("showtime()",1000)
}
function showhour(thehour){
if(thehour > 0 && thehour < 13){
return(thehour)
}
if(thehour == 0){
return(12)
}
return(thehour-12)
}
fuction showzero(invalue){
if(invalue > 9){
return(":" + invalue)
}
return(":0" + invalue)
}
function showampm(){
if(now.getHours() < 12){
return (" am"
}
return (" pm"
}
function showtime(){
now = new Date
document.frmcomplaint. showhour(now.getHours()) +
showzero(now.getMinutes()) +
showzero(now.getSeconds())+
showampm()
setTimeout("showtime()",1000)
}
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Sorry - was offline most of last night.
To put it on the screen you need the last bit of the code I
posted. Basically, you need to make a variable that holds your output first, I called mine 'temp'
So:
temp = showhour(now.getHours()) +
showzero(now.getMinutes()) +
showzero(now.getSeconds())+
showampm()
setTimeout("showtime()",1000)
then you assign temp as the value of your input field:
document.frmcomplaint. = temp
You nearly had it!
Make all your date manipulation into one big function, (I
called mine 'doDate()'), then call it after the input field in your body code.
<body>
<form name="frmcomplaint">
<input type="text" name=" value="" size="30">
</form>
<script>
doDate()
</script>
</body>
Remember that the inital value of your field has to be null:
""
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To put it on the screen you need the last bit of the code I
posted. Basically, you need to make a variable that holds your output first, I called mine 'temp'
So:
temp = showhour(now.getHours()) +
showzero(now.getMinutes()) +
showzero(now.getSeconds())+
showampm()
setTimeout("showtime()",1000)
then you assign temp as the value of your input field:
document.frmcomplaint. = temp
You nearly had it!
Make all your date manipulation into one big function, (I
called mine 'doDate()'), then call it after the input field in your body code.
<body>
<form name="frmcomplaint">
<input type="text" name=" value="" size="30">
</form>
<script>
doDate()
</script>
</body>
Remember that the inital value of your field has to be null:
""
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A better way to 'lock' the text box is using JavaScript.
add that to your input tag. Although disable does work it adds a shadow to the text and depenending on the fonts and colors you use, if any, it makes it hard to read what in the box.
Code:
onFocus="blur()"add that to your input tag. Although disable does work it adds a shadow to the text and depenending on the fonts and colors you use, if any, it makes it hard to read what in the box.
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