Re: FLASH: Getting the date

[Nashir Sunderji]

Hi John,

 

I have been searching for a solution for this problem. Yes can get it with the javascript command but in Javascript the Document.write function is in the body tag i.e. at the exact place where you want the date to appear in html.  IN Flash I get it before or after my movie clip in the html depending on how I connect flash FS command to javascript.  In short my FS command connects with the Javascript part if it is in the head tag but not in the body tag.

Am I clear?  Am travelling for 2 days but if not will upload the fla and html at an url.

Please help?

 

Thanks again

Nashir

 

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From: croteauerols [dot] com" title=croteauerols [dot] com>John Croteau

To: flasherchinwag [dot] com" title=flasherchinwag [dot] com>flasherchinwag [dot] com

Sent: Sunday, October 10, 1999 1:29 AM

Subject: Re: FLASH: Getting the date

Hi Jason,

You can get the date and time from a computer with the JavaScript
Date() method and then use FSCommand to import it. For an accurate clock
you use the same method for Flash 4 as in Flash 3.
See Anchor article Part 2 (get zip at this link) -->
http://www.FlashCentral.com/Tech/Scripting/Index.htm

If using Flash 4 you could import this data without FSCommand but it
could be a few seconds off. You would still use JavaScript or some other
scripting language like ASP to get the date but send the command as a
search parameter on a SWF URL similar to:
Flash.swf?Day=Sat&Date=9&Month=Oct&Year=1999
The whole URL would need to be generated and sent using script.

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