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Countdown To Date?

I know this is asked often, but I can't seem to locate it, so here goes...

who knows how to create a countdown timer that you can enter (or program) the date and it will countdown to that date in the specified format?

I did it 2 years ago for my weddig but can't find the file and cant remember how I did it.

thanks in advance.
steve

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Posted on: 08-28-2003, 11:52 AM

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stop();

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while (this.msecs.length < 3) this.msecs = "0" + this.msecs;
if (this.secs.length < 2) this.secs = "0" + this.secs;
if (this.mins.length < 2) this.mins = "0" + this.mins;
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// in a textField, you can pretty much just stop here and throw them
// into your textField as desired. This example, however will go a step
// further and use images for numbers for each numerical value in the
// countdown to the desired date.

// So, for that, loop through all the movies in this counter clip using the
// evaluateFrameFrom prototype method on each. A single check for a
// _parent variable is used to make sure the property found in a for
// loop is a movieclip and is within the timeline of this counter clip.
// TextFields and buttons would also be true here, but since the contents
// within counter are strictly those numbers movieclips, we won't have to
// be concerned with such complications. The only movieclips in this counter
// clip are the numbers movieclips with the frames of the imagery making up
// the numbers of 0-9.
for(movie in this){
if (this[movie]._parent == this) this[movie].evaluateFrameFrom(this);
}
};

// this function is a MovieClip.prototype meaning its available to be used by
// all movieclips. It's a sneaky function that saves a lot of work by using
// name each numbers movieclip in the counter movieclip to determine which value
// it needs to display based on the times derived from the previous
// calculations of the onEnterFrame. What it does is seperates a movieclip's
// _name into a variable word and a number. The variable word will represent
// the variable to look up a value for in the passed variableClip and the
// number will be used to get a character from that value (a string) which
// represents which number this movieclip should display.
MovieClip.prototype.evaluateFrameFrom = function(variableClip){
// split this _name into an array of 2 values seperated by an underscore
var nameArray = this._name.split("_");
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var numberSet = variableClip[nameArray[0]];
// next a number representing which character in that first value this
// movieclip should display. this will be between 0 and 2 (any one of
// three values). number() is used to force it to be a number value.
var character = number(nameArray[1]);
// a frame number can then be derived from the value of the numberset
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// used to force it to a number value and 1 is added to offset the
// frame value by one since 0 is at frame 1 and 1 at frame 2 etc.
var frame = 1 + number(numberSet.charAt(character));
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// The value of days is then retrieved from the passed variableClip using
// associative array ssntax and is set to numberset. The value of days in variableClip
// would be a string something along the lines of "045". character is then used
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// be 4. Turn that into a number and add one and you get frame 5 where the image of
// the 4 is located. The movieclip, days_1, is then played to that frame to show it.
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Im making a countdown timer, using the following actionscript:

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if (this.mins.length < 2) this.mins = "0" + this.mins;
if (this.hours.length < 2) this.hours = "0" + this.hours;
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}
};
=
MovieClip.prototype.evaluateFrameFrom = function(variableClip){
var nameArray = this._name.split("_");
var numberSet = variableClip[nameArray[0]];
var character = number(nameArray[1]);
var frame = 1 + number(numberSet.charAt(character));
if (this._currentframe != frame) this.gotoAndStop(frame);
};
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Many Thanks.

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Hi,

I'm trying to set up the great countdown timer used in the tutorial here, and it's working great, except for one thing:

I can't seem to be able to correctly set a time in addition to the date. When I just set a target date, all is well, but when I try to set an actual time within that date, the timer jumps to it's completion when run.

I think maybe I'm just not understanding the format needed:

Code:

// Date( year, month-1, date [, hour [, minute [, second [, millisecond]]]])
eventDate = new Date( 2004, 05, 12);
Can someone please show me an example of how to enter, say, June 12th 2004 at 8:00 am? This must be pretty obvious, but I'm obviously missing something here (I'm a beginner when it comes to flash).

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I have followed the tutorial (http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/countdown2.htm) to countdown to Christmas day. However I want to count down to a date in Feb next year.

How could I modify the code I have already (posted below) to be able to do this. I am fairly new to flash programming so am unaware of the syntax.

// first get this current year so this example
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currentDate = new Date();
thisYear = currentDate.getFullYear();
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// Date( year, month-1, date [, hour [, minute [, second [, millisecond]]]])
eventDate = new Date(thisYear, 01, 01);
eventMillisecs = eventDate.getTime();

Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks

Question About Date Countdown Timer
I have downloaded the fla for the Date Countdown Timer and I think it is awesome.

I would like to just countdown for 15 minutes, so what do I need to change in the code to get rid of the days and hours, and just use the minutes seconds and milliseconds?

thank you,

Greg

Countdown Timer - Set Date With PHP Script
Hello, I did some site searches but didn't see any posts on this, but did find an excellent princess bride quote thread. I also have been looking at many walkthroughs on inserting php into flash actionscript, but can't seem to get what I want working.
This countdown from: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/countdown.htm
is great, and will fit our needs.

Code:
// define the event date counting down to
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// calculated in the onEnterFrame function below
// currently counting down 'til christmas of 2003
// Date( year, month-1, date [, hour [, minute [, second [, millisecond]]]])
eventDate = new Date(2003, 11, 25);
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$day = "4";
$hour = "05";
$minute = "21";

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print("&minute=$minute");
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Hi,

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I am trying to make a countdown timer and am using this code:

// first get this current year so this example
// remains valid for some time to come
currentDate = new Date();
thisYear = currentDate.getFullYear();
eventDate = new Date(thisYear, 11, 25);
eventMillisecs = eventDate.getTime();

This works great for countig down to the end of this year, but I want to modify it to countdown to a date next year 04-28-06. How can I change this to get it to work....

Thanks, Marc

Date Countdown Timer: Specify Time Zone.
Hi.

I've been using your tutorial for a date countdown timer with great sucess, although now I realise because it took the date from the computer that is viewing it and because the event is counting to an event in India, it would be wrong because up until now, ive just put the date and time so obivously it would be wrong because it would be that time/date of that timezone. Is there anyway I can alter the actionscript for a specific timezone?

Thanks very much for your help.

Flash Countdown Ticker Using Server Date
Hi,

I am making a countdown ticker that would get the current server date & time and then calculate the remaining time from a target date.

I am using a PHP file to output the current server date & time. Then I use the Flash's loadvars function to get the result and format it as a Date field. However, when I trace for remaining days using targetDate-serverDate, I get NaN as the result.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Below is the code for my flash script as well as the php script.

Flash Code:

Code:
onClipEvent (load) {
myVars = new LoadVars();
// call the load method to load my php page
myVars.load("http://localhost/getServerDate.php");
// once vars have been loaded:
myVars.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
for (var prop in this) {
var nowDate:Date = myVars.serverDate;
}
} else {
trace(" Error loading variables ");
}
// trace (nowDate);
target_date = new Date(2008, 3, 29, 13, 20, 59);
days = Math.floor((target_date-nowDate)/1000/60/60/24);
trace (days);
};
}
PHP Code:

Code:
<?php
// Set default timezone
//date_default_timezone_set('Asia/Calcutta'); // for PHP5

putenv("TZ=Asia/Calcutta"); // for PHP 4

$now = date("Y, n, j, G, i, s");

print "&serverDate=$now&";
?>
Thanx in advance,
Sridhar
www.signature.co.in

Change Countdown Clock Date [renamed]
Hello there,

I was able to figure out how to change the Countdown Clock date but I seem to be falling in a jam and hope someone can help me. On the Action Script countdown clock I would like to change the time (hrs, ex: date is set to 12/19/08 but the time needs to be 8pm). Can someone please tell me how to change the time?

Below is my action script

Thanks in advance!

this.onEnterFrame = function() {
var todayDate = new Date();
var currentYear = today.getFullYear();
var currentTime = today.getTime();
var targetDateDate = new Date (currentYear,11,19);
var targetTime = targetDate.getTime();
var timeLeft = targetTime - currentTime;
var sec = Math.floor (timeLeft/1000);
var min = Math.floor (sec/60);
var hrs = Math.floor(min/60);
var days = Math.floor(hrs/24);
sec = string (sec % 60);
if (sec.length < 2){
sec = "0" + sec;

}
min = string(min % 60);
if (min.length < 2){
min = "0" + min;

}

hrs = string(hrs % 24);
if (hrs.length < 2){
hrs = "0" + hrs;

}
days = string(days);

var counter:String = days + ":" + hrs + ":" + min + ":" + sec;
time_txt.text=counter;

}