hi, can anyone help

#1 (**permalink**) Sep 19th, 2006, 12:09

Hello,
i am a novice website builder and i want to put the date on the home page, one that automaticly changes daily, can anyone tell me how to do this please?

Thanks for the advise, I have no been able to sort it

Legacy_Staff · #2 (**permalink**) Sep 19th, 2006, 12:19

*Waves

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Daniel · #3 (**permalink**) Sep 19th, 2006, 13:28

*waves* welcome to the mad house

moojoo · #4 (**permalink**) Sep 19th, 2006, 13:49

PHP or javascript or ASP or vb?

JacobHaug · #5 (**permalink**) Sep 19th, 2006, 20:38

Welcome to webforumz!!

Here is the script you were looking for...

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<SCRIPT language="JavaScript"><!--
/******************************************
   Today's Date        
*******************************************/

Style = 3; //pick a style from below

/*------------------------------
Style 1: March 17, 2000
Style 2: Mar 17, 2000
Style 3: Saturday March 17, 2000
Style 4: Sat Mar 17, 2000
Style 5: Sat March 17, 2000
Style 6: 17 March 2000
Style 7: 17 Mar 2000
Style 8: 17 Mar 00
Style 9: 3/17/00
Style 10: 3-17-00
Style 11: Saturday March 17
--------------------------------*/

months = new Array();
months[1] = "January";  months[7] = "July";
months[2] = "February"; months[8] = "August";
months[3] = "March";    months[9] = "September";
months[4] = "April";    months[10] = "October";
months[5] = "May";      months[11] = "November";
months[6] = "June";     months[12] = "December";

months2 = new Array();
months2[1] = "Jan"; months2[7] = "Jul";
months2[2] = "Feb"; months2[8] = "Aug";
months2[3] = "Mar"; months2[9] = "Sep";
months2[4] = "Apr"; months2[10] = "Oct";
months2[5] = "May"; months2[11] = "Nov";
months2[6] = "Jun"; months2[12] = "Dec";

days = new Array();
days[1] = "Sunday";    days[5] = "Thursday";
days[2] = "Monday";    days[6] = "Friday";
days[3] = "Tuesday";   days[7] = "Saturday";
days[4] = "Wednesday";

days2 = new Array();
days2[1] = "Sun"; days2[5] = "Thu";
days2[2] = "Mon"; days2[6] = "Fri";
days2[3] = "Tue"; days2[7] = "Sat";
days2[4] = "Wed";

todaysdate = new Date();
date  = todaysdate.getDate();
day  = todaysdate.getDay() + 1;
month = todaysdate.getMonth() + 1;
yy = todaysdate.getYear();
year = (yy < 1000) ? yy + 1900 : yy;
year2 = 2000 - year; year2 = (year2 < 10) ? "0" + year2 : year2;

dateline = new Array();
dateline[1] = months[month] + " " + date + ", " + year;
dateline[2] = months2[month] + " " + date + ", " + year;
dateline[3] = days[day] + " " + months[month] + " " + date + ", " + year;
dateline[4] = days2[day] + " " + months2[month] + " " + date + ", " + year;
dateline[5] = days2[day] + " " + months[month] + " " + date + ", " + year;
dateline[6] = date + " " + months[month] + " " + year;
dateline[7] = date + " " + months2[month] + " " + year;
dateline[8] = date + " " + months2[month] + " " + year2;
dateline[9] = month + "/" + date + "/" + year2;
dateline[10] = month + "-" + date + "-" + year2;
dateline[11] = days[day] + " " + months[month] + " " + date;

document.write(dateline[Style]);
//--></SCRIPT>

#6 (**permalink**) Sep 19th, 2006, 21:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by stic

Hello,
i am a novice website builder and i want to put the date on the home page, one that automaticly changes daily, can anyone tell me how to do this please?

Thanks for all the advise, I have managed to sort it !

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