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Javascript Clock - help needed

Sun, 06 Nov 2005 16:43:29 -0700

This message was edited by jeannot18 at 2005-11-6 18:46:53

Could someone tell me why this script is not working. I have been trying to find what is wrong but I can't find it. Many thanks.
JC (Newbie professional)
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<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Current Time</TITLE>
</HEAD>

<BODY bgcolor="white">
<SCRIPT Language="JavaScript">

</SCRIPT>

<BODY>

onLoad = "clock()"
<FORM name="clock">
<FONT face="Courier New,Courier" size=4>
<INPUT type="text" name="digits"
size=8 maxlength=8 value="Loading">
</FONT>
</FORM>

</BODY>
</HTML>
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Re: Javascript Clock - help needed

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 03:13:53 -0700

: This message was edited by jeannot18 at 2005-11-6 18:46:53

: Could someone tell me why this script is not working. I have been trying to find what is wrong but I can't find it. Many thanks.
: JC (Newbie professional)
: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
: <HTML>
: <HEAD>
: <TITLE>Current Time</TITLE>
: </HEAD>
:
: <BODY bgcolor="white">
: <SCRIPT Language="JavaScript">
: 
: </SCRIPT>
:
:
:
: <BODY>
:
: onLoad = "clock()"
: <FORM name="clock">
: <FONT face="Courier New,Courier" size=4>
: <INPUT type="text" name="digits"
: size=8 maxlength=8 value="Loading">
: </FONT>
: </FORM>
:
:
: </BODY>
: </HTML>
: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
:
:
:
First of all; You have two body tags....
second; the onload should be inside the bodytag, not behind it...

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Current Time</TITLE>
</HEAD>

<BODY bgcolor="white" onLoad = "clock()" >
<SCRIPT Language="JavaScript">

</SCRIPT>

<FORM name="clock">
<FONT face="Courier New,Courier" size=4>
<INPUT type="text" name="digits"
size=8 maxlength=8 value="Loading">
</FONT>
</FORM>

</BODY>
</HTML>

and then it works fine...
good luck...

-mac-
mailto:mac_doggie@hotmail.com
the Netherlands...

Re: Javascript Clock - help needed

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 06:20:06 -0700

Doggie you are a top man. This is what gets me frustated with Javascript (and other programming language I guessed), if you make a mistake it just does not work. What can I use to "debug" my script in Javascript? I am using note pad right now but is there a dedicated Javascript kind of writer that I could use to help me? Thanks again and see you probably very soon
JC
: :
: First of all; You have two body tags....
: second; the onload should be inside the bodytag, not behind it...
:
: <HTML>
: <HEAD>
: <TITLE>Current Time</TITLE>
: </HEAD>
:
: <BODY bgcolor="white" onLoad = "clock()" >
: <SCRIPT Language="JavaScript">
: 
: </SCRIPT>
:
:
:
: <FORM name="clock">
: <FONT face="Courier New,Courier" size=4>
: <INPUT type="text" name="digits"
: size=8 maxlength=8 value="Loading">
: </FONT>
: </FORM>
:
:
: </BODY>
: </HTML>
:
: and then it works fine...
: good luck...
:
: -mac-
: mailto:mac_doggie@hotmail.com
: the Netherlands...
:
:
:

Re: Javascript Clock - help needed

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 15:11:57 -0700

: Doggie you are a top man. This is what gets me frustated with Javascript (and other programming language I guessed), if you make a mistake it just does not work. What can I use to "debug" my script in Javascript? I am using note pad right now but is there a dedicated Javascript kind of writer that I could use to help me? Thanks again and see you probably very soon
: JC
: : :
: : First of all; You have two body tags....
: : second; the onload should be inside the bodytag, not behind it...
: :
: : <HTML>
: : <HEAD>
: : <TITLE>Current Time</TITLE>
: : </HEAD>
: :
: : <BODY bgcolor="white" onLoad = "clock()" >
: : <SCRIPT Language="JavaScript">
: : 
: : </SCRIPT>
: :
: :
: :
: : <FORM name="clock">
: : <FONT face="Courier New,Courier" size=4>
: : <INPUT type="text" name="digits"
: : size=8 maxlength=8 value="Loading">
: : </FONT>
: : </FORM>
: :
: :
: : </BODY>
: : </HTML>
: :
: : and then it works fine...
: : good luck...
: :
: : -mac-
: : mailto:mac_doggie@hotmail.com
: : the Netherlands...
: :
: :
: :
:
:

I usualy edit my JavaScript/HTML and PHP in PSPAD or Textpad (both free to use) Not really debugging tools, but it colors your code and it are just nice editors...

For debugging JavaScript I usualy try the scripts in Mozilla Firefox, It gives better errormessages, and there are a lot of plugins that make a programmerslife much more pleasant.

And If you get errors try putting some alerts between your code so you can easily see where it goes wrong...

-mac-
mailto:mac_doggie@hotmail.com
the Netherlands...

Re: Javascript Clock - help needed

Tue, 08 Nov 2005 12:02:18 -0700

: This message was edited by jeannot18 at 2005-11-6 18:46:53

Re: Javascript Clock - help needed

Tue, 08 Nov 2005 13:09:03 -0700

Thanks, got it corrected now.
JC

: : This message was edited by jeannot18 at 2005-11-6 18:46:53

: : Could someone tell me why this script is not working. I have been trying to find what is wrong but I can't find it. Many thanks.
: : JC (Newbie professional)
: : ----------------------------------------------------------------------
: : <HTML>
: : <HEAD>
: : <TITLE>Current Time</TITLE>
: : </HEAD>
: :
: : <BODY bgcolor="white">
: : <SCRIPT Language="JavaScript">
: : 
: : </SCRIPT>
: :
: :
: :
: : <BODY>
: :
: : onLoad = "clock()"
: : <FORM name="clock">
: : <FONT face="Courier New,Courier" size=4>
: : <INPUT type="text" name="digits"
: : size=8 maxlength=8 value="Loading">
: : </FONT>
: : </FORM>
: :
: :
: : </BODY>
: : </HTML>
: : ----------------------------------------------------------------------
: :
: :
: : In this your onLoad() is on the outside of your body tag. Besides that you are perfectly all right. Change your body tag to
:
: <body onload='clock()'>
:
: