Repost from September 13th:
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Here is a script for a very simple timer:
Copy and paste this script in between the <body> paste here </body>
tags where you want it to appear on your page...
The date on this timer is set for 12:00 noon, one year from today:
09/13/2008
(start copy here>>>>
<script language="JavaScript1.2">
//Dynamic countdown Script II- © Dynamic Drive (
www.dynamicdrive.com)
//Support for hour minutes and seconds added by Chuck Winrich
(
[email protected]) on 12-12-2001
//For full source code, 100's more DHTML scripts, visit
http://www.dynamicdrive.com
function setcountdown(theyear,themonth,theday,thehour,themin,thesec){
yr=theyear;mo=themonth;da=theday;hr=thehour;min=themin;sec=thesec
}
//////////CONFIGURE THE COUNTDOWN SCRIPT HERE//////////////////
//STEP 1: Configure the countdown-to date, in the format year, month,
day, hour(0=midnight,23=11pm), minutes, seconds:
setcountdown(2008,09,13,12,00,00)
//STEP 2: Change the two text below to reflect the occasion, and
message to display on that occasion, respectively
var occasion="<b>THE TEXT YOU WANT TO DISPLAY GOES HERE</b>"
var message_on_occasion="THE TEXT TO DISPLAY UPON REACHING THE END
GOES HERE"
//STEP 3: Configure the below 5 variables to set the width, height,
background color, and text style of the countdown area
var countdownwidth='400px'
var countdownheight='35px'
var countdownbgcolor='silver'
var opentags='<font face="Arial"><small>'
var closetags='</small></font>'
//////////DO NOT EDIT PAST THIS LINE//////////////////
var montharray=new
Array("Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec")
var crosscount=''
function start_countdown(){
if (document.layers)
document.countdownnsmain.visibility="show"
else if (document.all||document.getElementById)
crosscount=document.getElementById&&!document.all?document.getElementById("countdownie")
: countdownie
countdown()
}
if (document.all||document.getElementById)
document.write('<span id="countdownie"
style="width:'+countdownwidth+';
background-color:'+countdownbgcolor+'"></span>')
window.onload=start_countdown
function countdown(){
var today=new Date()
var todayy=today.getYear()
if (todayy < 1000)
todayy+=1900
var todaym=today.getMonth()
var todayd=today.getDate()
var todayh=today.getHours()
var todaymin=today.getMinutes()
var todaysec=today.getSeconds()
var todaystring=montharray[todaym]+" "+todayd+", "+todayy+"
"+todayh+":"+todaymin+":"+todaysec
futurestring=montharray[mo-1]+" "+da+", "+yr+" "+hr+":"+min+":"+sec
dd=Date.parse(futurestring)-Date.parse(todaystring)
dday=Math.floor(dd/(60*60*1000*24)*1)
dhour=Math.floor((dd%(60*60*1000*24))/(60*60*1000)*1)
dmin=Math.floor(((dd%(60*60*1000*24))%(60*60*1000))/(60*1000)*1)
dsec=Math.floor((((dd%(60*60*1000*24))%(60*60*1000))%(60*1000))/1000*1)
//if on day of occasion
if(dday<=0&&dhour<=0&&dmin<=0&&dsec<=1&&todayd==da){
if (document.layers){
document.countdownnsmain.document.countdownnssub.document.write(opentags+message_on_occasion+closetags)
document.countdownnsmain.document.countdownnssub.document.close()
}
else if (document.all||document.getElementById)
crosscount.innerHTML=opentags+message_on_occasion+closetags
return
}
//if passed day of occasion
else if (dday<=-1){
if (document.layers){
document.countdownnsmain.document.countdownnssub.document.write(opentags+"Occasion
already passed! "+closetags)
document.countdownnsmain.document.countdownnssub.document.close()
}
else if (document.all||document.getElementById)
crosscount.innerHTML=opentags+"Occasion already passed! "+closetags
return
}
//else, if not yet
else{
if (document.layers){
document.countdownnsmain.document.countdownnssub.document.write(opentags+dday+
" days, "+dhour+" hours, "+dmin+" minutes, and "+dsec+" seconds left
until "+occasion+closetags)
document.countdownnsmain.document.countdownnssub.document.close()
}
else if (document.all||document.getElementById)
crosscount.innerHTML=opentags+dday+ " days, "+dhour+" hours, "+dmin+"
minutes, and "+dsec+" seconds left until "+occasion+closetags
}
setTimeout("countdown()",1000)
}
</script>