Need some help dynamically setting day/date

[Keith]

I don't know javascript and was wondering if someone might give me a simple
script to dynamically display the day and date in the following format:

Sunday, October 12, 2003

Any help would be appreciated -- thanks. I'll give you credit for the script
in the comments if you want.

[Ivo]

Re: Need some help dynamically setting day/date


"Keith" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
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> I don't know javascript and was wondering if someone might give me a[/color]
simple[color=blue]
> script to dynamically display the day and date in the following format:
>
> Sunday, October 12, 2003
>
> Any help would be appreciated -- thanks. I'll give you credit for the[/color]
script[color=blue]
> in the comments if you want.
>[/color]

This bit of code will put the current date at the location within the body
where you choose to put this script:

<script type="text/javascript"><!--
var mydate=new Date();
var year=mydate.get FullYear();if (!year) year=mydate.get Year()+2000;
var day=mydate.getD ay();
var month=mydate.ge tMonth();
var daym=mydate.get Date();
var dayarray=new Array("Sun","Mo n","Tues","Wedn es","Thurs","Fr i","Satur")
var montharray=new
Array("January" ,"February","Ma rch","April","M ay","June","Jul y","August","Se p
tember","Octobe r","November"," December")
window.status=d ayarray[day]+"day, "+daym+" "+montharra y[month]+", "+year;
// --></script>

[The Keith]

Re: Need some help dynamically setting day/date

thanks but I just found this one--works fine:

http://www.jwweb.com/20010325.html

"Ivo" <no@thank.you > wrote in message
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>
> "Keith" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
> news:ZGhib.6491 8$nU6.11831197@ twister.nyc.rr. com...[color=green]
> > I don't know javascript and was wondering if someone might give me a[/color]
> simple[color=green]
> > script to dynamically display the day and date in the following format:
> >
> > Sunday, October 12, 2003
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated -- thanks. I'll give you credit for the[/color]
> script[color=green]
> > in the comments if you want.
> >[/color]
>
> This bit of code will put the current date at the location within the body
> where you choose to put this script:
>
> <script type="text/javascript"><!--
> var mydate=new Date();
> var year=mydate.get FullYear();if (!year) year=mydate.get Year()+2000;
> var day=mydate.getD ay();
> var month=mydate.ge tMonth();
> var daym=mydate.get Date();
> var dayarray=new Array("Sun","Mo n","Tues","Wedn es","Thurs","Fr i","Satur")
> var montharray=new
>[/color]
Array("January" ,"February","Ma rch","April","M ay","June","Jul y","August","Se p[color=blue]
> tember","Octobe r","November"," December")
> window.status=d ayarray[day]+"day, "+daym+" "+montharra y[month]+", "+year;
> // --></script>
>
>[/color]

[Dr John Stockton]

Re: Need some help dynamically setting day/date

JRS: In article <3f89ae1b$0$440 $1b62eedf@news. wanadoo.nl>, seen in
news:comp.lang. javascript, Ivo <no@thank.you > posted at Sun, 12 Oct 2003
21:40:14 :-
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>var year=mydate.get FullYear();if (!year) year=mydate.get Year()+2000;[/color]

There is no point in coding for the attempted use of a possibly-present
method if you are going to provide code for an alternative always-
available method anyway - the user has to download both, and you need to
test both.

In fact, AIUI, getFullYear is JS 1.2, which was implemented in version 4
of two major browsers, and so is probably safe enough.

If I simulate the absence of getFullYear by mis-spelling it, I get an
error message, that year is undefined.

If I omit that statement, the if part results in an error message, that
year is undefined.

If I do just year=mydate.get Year()+2000; I get 4003; getYear()
gave 2003. It may be that, wherever getFullYear does not exist,
getYear() gives Year%100; but I rather doubt it and expect it to give
Year-1900.

I believe year = mydate.getYear( )%1900 + 1900 to be safe until
end 3799, but unnecessary; and year = mydate.getYear( )%100 + 2000
to be OK until end 2099. Read the FAQ.

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