External JS Date

JsDu · #1 (**permalink**) Feb 20th, 2007, 15:44

Hi there I am new to js and i am starting with a simple date to put it on my site. I want it to be an external file and i want to call it from each page so the size will be more smaller and much nicer ..anyway.

This is the date code;

function GetMonth(intMonth){
var MonthArray = new Array("January", "February", "March",
"April", "May", "June",
"July", "August", "September",
"October", "November", "December")
return MonthArray[intMonth]
}
function getDateStr(){
var today = new Date()
var year = today.getYear()
if(year<1000) year+=1900
var todayStr = GetMonth(today.getMonth()) + " " + today.getDate()
todayStr += ", " + year
return todayStr
}

And i dont know how to call it from the main HTML file. If i were to put it on the same file then I would use the

<SCRIPT Language="JavaScript">
document.write(getDateStr())
</SCRIPT>

To call the function. But the file is external and how do I call the file ? and display the date ?

Ryan Fait · #2 (**permalink**) Feb 20th, 2007, 22:35

Put the functions in a .js file, then link to it in the HTML.

<script type="text/javascript" src="getdate.js"></script>

JsDu · #3 (**permalink**) Feb 20th, 2007, 23:25

I am using the folowing html code in order to get the date displayed from an external file but it only displays the TEXT. Is not executing the js function.

I have included the full path where the js file is and still doesnt work. Exactly on the (src="date.js" ) part still is not working any suggestion.

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>My Home Page</TITLE>

</HEAD>

<BODY>
<H1>My Home Page</H1>
Hi There!
<br><br>

<script type="text/javascript" src="date.js"></script>

</BODY>
</HTML>

BGarner · #4 (**permalink**) Feb 20th, 2007, 23:30

The external script call goes in the head section.

Ryan Fait · #5 (**permalink**) Feb 21st, 2007, 10:06

I don't believe that matters... but I never put it outside of the head, so I could be wrong

JsDu · #6 (**permalink**) Feb 22nd, 2007, 10:36

This is not working for me I tryed everything.

I have put the date function into a js file. And this is what it looks like.

--------------------------------------------------------------------
function GetMonth(intMonth){
var MonthArray = new Array("January", "February", "March",
"April", "May", "June",
"July", "August", "September",
"October", "November", "December")
return MonthArray[intMonth]
}
function getDateStr(){
var today = new Date()
var year = today.getYear()
if(year<1000) year+=1900
var todayStr = GetMonth(today.getMonth()) + " " + today.getDate()
todayStr += ", " + year
return todayStr
}

--------------------------------------------------------------------
And I have included the link on the head section, but and it doesnt work. Do I add something else in the body section in order to call the function ???

I also tryed to call it from the body section by simply adding the link to the external file and still didnt work any ideas and feedback ??

Ryan Fait · #7 (**permalink**) Feb 22nd, 2007, 22:38

Put the external script tags in the header, then call it where you want the date to show up with this:

Code: Select all

<script type="text/javascript">document.write(getDateStr());</script>

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