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Mar 26th, 2007

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daniusr

This script displays the current time in your browser. You can choose the 12-hours format or the 24-hours format.

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<html>
<head>
<title>Javascript clock</title>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
 form,label
 {
   font-family:arial, sans-serif, helvetica, "times new roman";
   font-size:10pt; /* increase or decrease the value to change the size of the font */
 }
 h1
 {
   font-family:arial, sans-serif, helvetica, "times new roman";
 }
</style>
 
      <script type="text/javascript">
       <!-- hide the code from old browsers that do not support javascript
 
        /*
           Original: daniusr
 
 
             You are welcomed to modify this script to your needs.
          
           This script retrieves the time from the internal system clock, 
           so it is up to you to make sure the time is accurate or correct. 
        */
 
 
	function clock()
	{
	   var today = new Date();
	   var hours = today.getHours();
	   var minutes = today.getMinutes();
	   var seconds = today.getSeconds();
	   var time_holder; // holds the time
 
	     //if the first radio button is checked display 12-hours format time
	     if(timeForm.stime[0].checked)
             {
                // add "AM" or "PM" if the 12-hours format is chosen
                var ampm = ((hours >= 12) ? " PM" : " AM");    
 
                // convert the hour to 12-hours format
                // javascript returns midnight as 0, but since the time is in the 12-hours format
                // force javascript to return 12
                hours = ((hours == 0) ? "12" : (hours > 12) ? hours - 12 : hours); 
 
                // add a leading zero if less than 10
                minutes = ((minutes < 10) ? "0" + minutes : minutes); 
                seconds = ((seconds < 10) ? "0" + seconds : seconds);
 
                time_holder = hours + ":" + minutes + ":" + seconds + ampm;
 
                 document.getElementById('jsClock').innerHTML =  time_holder;
	     }
	     if(timeForm.stime[1].checked)
	     {
               // add a leading zero if less than 10
	       hours = ((hours < 10) ? "0" + hours : hours);
               minutes = ((minutes < 10) ? "0" + minutes : minutes); 
               seconds = ((seconds < 10) ? "0" + seconds : seconds);
 
               time_holder = hours + ":" + minutes + ":" + seconds;
 
               document.getElementById('jsClock').innerHTML = time_holder;
	     } 
 
 
           if((!timeForm.stime[0].checked) && (!timeForm.stime[1].checked))
           {
 
             document.getElementById('jsClock').innerHTML = "Please select a time format.";
           }
 
 
           // keep the clock ticking
	   setTimeout("clock()", 1000);
}
// end hiding -->
</script>
</head>
 
<body onload="javascript:clock()">
 
 
    <h1 id="jsClock" style="margin:0" align="center"></h1>
 
  <form name="timeForm" style="margin:0">
    time format: 
    <label for="ci"><input type="radio" name="stime" id="ci">12-hours format</label>
    <label for="mi"><input type="radio" name="stime" id="mi">24-hours format</label>
  </form>
 
 
</body>
</html>

<html>
<head>
<title>Javascript clock</title>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
 form,label
 {
   font-family:arial, sans-serif, helvetica, "times new roman";
   font-size:10pt; /* increase or decrease the value to change the size of the font */
 }
 h1
 {
   font-family:arial, sans-serif, helvetica, "times new roman";
 }
</style>

      <script type="text/javascript">
       <!-- hide the code from old browsers that do not support javascript

        /*
           Original: daniusr


             You are welcomed to modify this script to your needs.
          
           This script retrieves the time from the internal system clock, 
           so it is up to you to make sure the time is accurate or correct. 
        */


	function clock()
	{
	   var today = new Date();
	   var hours = today.getHours();
	   var minutes = today.getMinutes();
	   var seconds = today.getSeconds();
	   var time_holder; // holds the time

	     //if the first radio button is checked display 12-hours format time
	     if(timeForm.stime[0].checked)
             {
                // add "AM" or "PM" if the 12-hours format is chosen
                var ampm = ((hours >= 12) ? " PM" : " AM");    
                
                // convert the hour to 12-hours format
                // javascript returns midnight as 0, but since the time is in the 12-hours format
                // force javascript to return 12
                hours = ((hours == 0) ? "12" : (hours > 12) ? hours - 12 : hours); 
               
                // add a leading zero if less than 10
                minutes = ((minutes < 10) ? "0" + minutes : minutes); 
                seconds = ((seconds < 10) ? "0" + seconds : seconds);
                
                time_holder = hours + ":" + minutes + ":" + seconds + ampm;
 
                 document.getElementById('jsClock').innerHTML =  time_holder;
	     }
	     if(timeForm.stime[1].checked)
	     {
               // add a leading zero if less than 10
	       hours = ((hours < 10) ? "0" + hours : hours);
               minutes = ((minutes < 10) ? "0" + minutes : minutes); 
               seconds = ((seconds < 10) ? "0" + seconds : seconds);

               time_holder = hours + ":" + minutes + ":" + seconds;
            
               document.getElementById('jsClock').innerHTML = time_holder;
	     } 

           
           if((!timeForm.stime[0].checked) && (!timeForm.stime[1].checked))
           {
             
             document.getElementById('jsClock').innerHTML = "Please select a time format.";
           }

           
           // keep the clock ticking
	   setTimeout("clock()", 1000);
}
// end hiding -->
</script>
</head>

<body onload="javascript:clock()">


    <h1 id="jsClock" style="margin:0" align="center"></h1>

  <form name="timeForm" style="margin:0">
    time format: 
    <label for="ci"><input type="radio" name="stime" id="ci">12-hours format</label>
    <label for="mi"><input type="radio" name="stime" id="mi">24-hours format</label>
  </form>


</body>
</html>

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fclose_fp | Newbie Poster | May 9th, 2008

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error is occured in line 40 char 7 timeForm.stime=0

repair it

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