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Need some javascript help

I have a popup window which uses an animated DIV that a customer want's to only show on certain day's, I've got the day of the week (number) from using

Code:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

today = new Date();

day = today.getDay();

</SCRIPT>

So for example, if day=2,5 or 7 then I want it to do the following:

Code:

<script language="JavaScript">

if (document.all) {

   w = document.body.clientWidth;

   h = document.body.clientHeight;

}

else if (document.layers) {

   w = window.innerWidth;

   h = window.innerHeight;

}

var popW = 517, popH = 417;

var leftPos = (w-popW)/2;

document.write('<div id="dropin" style="z-index:12;position:absolute;visibility:hidden;left:'+leftPos+'px;top:100px;width:517px;height:417px;filter:Shadow(color=gray,offX=-5,offY=-5,direction=145)">'); 

</script>

<table width="500" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#41738D">

                <tr> 

                  <td height="160" valign="top" bgcolor="#F0F5F7">

                    <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1">

                                        <tr><td><div align="right"><a href="#" onClick="dismissbox();return false"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Close<strong> 

              [ X ] </strong></font></a></div></td></tr></table>

                                        <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5">

                      <tr> 

                        <td valign="top"><p>                                                  

                        <p align="center"><strong><font color="#FF6600">POP UP WINDOW CONTENTS GO IN HERE<br>

                              <br><script language=javascript>document.write(day);</script>



 

                        </font></strong></p>                          </td>

                      </tr>

                    </table>

                  </td>

                </tr>

              </table>

</div>

And if the day isn't one of them values .. not show it...

thanks.

Re: Need some javascript help

Basic syntax is as below:

Code:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

today = new Date();

day = today.getDay();



if (day == "2") {

        document.write ("Launch popup")

}        

else {

        document.write ("don't launch popup")

}

</script>

Re: Need some javascript help

Ok my revised code:

index.htm
//File that loads the script

Code:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

today = new Date();

day = today.getDay();



if (day == "2") {

        window.open('newwindow.htm','','scrollbars=yes,resizable=no');

}        

</script>

newwindow.htm
//contents of the popup

Code:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

        if (document.all) {

           w = document.body.clientWidth;

           h = document.body.clientHeight;

        }

        else if (document.layers) {

           w = window.innerWidth;

           h = window.innerHeight;

        }

        var popW = 517, popH = 417;

        var leftPos = (w-popW)/2;

        document.write('<div id="dropin" style="z-index:12;position:absolute;visibility:hidden;left:  '+leftPos+'px;top:100px;width:517px;height:417px;filter:Shadow(color=gray,offX=-5,offY=-5,direction=145)">'); 

        </script>

        <table width="500" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#41738D">

                <tr> 

                  <td height="160" valign="top" bgcolor="#F0F5F7">

                    <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1">

                                        <tr><td><div align="right"><a href=javascript:void(top.close());><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Close<strong> 

              [ X ] </strong></font></a></div></td></tr></table>

                                        <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5">

                      <tr> 

                        <td valign="top"><p>                                                  

                        <p align="center"><strong><font color="#FF6600">POP UP WINDOW CONTENTS GO IN HERE<br>

                              <br><script language=javascript>document.write(day);</script>



 

                        </font></strong></p>                          </td>

                      </tr>

                    </table>

                  </td>

                </tr>

    </table>

        </div>

</script>

Re: Need some javascript help

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caspar

Basic syntax is as below:

Code:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

today = new Date();

day = today.getDay();



if (day == "2") {

        document.write ("Launch popup")

}        

else {

        document.write ("don't launch popup")

}

</script>

So I have to stick the whole of the extra javascript and HTML in document.writes? Parsing that is going to be a nightmare .. think I'll tell them it can't be done with JS and coax them into letting me do it with ASP

The popup isn't actually a new window as such, it's a div and it's part of the page so it can't appear in a new window.

Re: Need some javascript help

Yeah, i decided not to encapsulate your code into doc.writes aswell!!!

so I opted for a new window angle, see above ;)

Re: Need some javascript help

Also, if you want to do 2 or 5 or 7, you can do it like this:

if ((var ==2) || (var == 5) || (var == 7))
{
//display window
}

Just for reference, if you want two vars to be certain values, you can use && for and

Re: Need some javascript help

It's ok, now he's decided he wants the DIV to show based on a cookie ... so this can be closed I guess, sorry for wasting your time :(

Re: Need some javascript help

If it's one of those blasted DIV pseudo popups, tell him it won't win any friends!

http://www.kephyr.com/popupkillertest/index.html - Test your browser and blocker against many popups and variants here - if you can get a clean slate against some of the obscure variants, you're probably running Mozilla!

Re: Need some javascript help

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matth

Doesn't matter whether it wins him any friends or not, it's only going to advertise his services, on his own site and as he's a paying customer, he can have the moon on a stick if he's willing to part with the cash for it.

Re: Need some javascript help

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caspar

Yeah, i decided not to encapsulate your code into doc.writes aswell!!!

so I opted for a new window angle, see above ;)

He needs to be using HTML+CSS (DHTML) for this, if I've read between the lines correctly.
Just like those annoying adverts that popup over the text of the page you're reading on some sites.