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robin b
robin b asked in Computers & InternetProgramming & Design · 1 decade ago

JavaScript Doesn't Work?

So, My code is the top one and the tutorial code is at the bottom.

Is there any reason my code (the top code) not work? I'm sure this is an obvious mistake.

Thank you.

A few Notes:

I used the Tryit Editor v1.4

I found the tutorial here:

http://www.pageresource.com/jscript/jclock.htm

<HTML>

<HEAD>

<script language="text/javascript">

function startclock()

{

var date = new Date ();

var hour = date.getHours ();

var min = date.getMinutes ();

var sec = date.getSeconds ();

var AMorPM = " ";

if (hour>12)

AMorPM = "P.M.";

else

AMorPM = "A.M.";

if (hour>13)

hour-=12;

if (hour==0)

hour = 12;

if (min<10)

min="0"+min;

if (sec<10)

sec="0"+sec;

document.clockform.clockhere.value=hour+":"+min+":"+sec+" "+AMorPM;

setTimeout('startclock()',1000);

}

</script>

</HEAD>

<BODY onLoad="startclock();">

<FORM Name="clockform">

Current Time in Chicago: <input type="text" name="clockhere" size="15">

<HEAD>

<SCRIPT language="JavaScript">

<!--

function startclock()

{

var thetime=new Date();

var nhours=thetime.getHours();

var nmins=thetime.getMinutes();

var nsecn=thetime.getSeconds();

var AorP=" ";

if (nhours>=12)

AorP="P.M.";

else

AorP="A.M.";

if (nhours>=13)

nhours-=12;

if (nhours==0)

nhours=12;

if (nsecn<10)

nsecn="0"+nsecn;

if (nmins<10)

nmins="0"+nmins;

document.clockform.clockspot.value=nhours+":"+nmins+":"+nsecn+" "+AorP;

setTimeout('startclock()',1000);

}

//-->

</SCRIPT>

</HEAD>

<BODY onLoad="startclock()">

<FORM name="clockform">

Current Time: <INPUT TYPE="text" name="clockspot" size="15">

</FORM>

</BODY>

</html>

2 Answers

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Your code is truncated. Therefore it is difficult to answer this question. The proper use of white space would have prevented this problem.

    That said, you have a number of minor syntax errors, such as not properly writing your method and object calls, bad control structures, etc.

    <script type="text/javascript">

    function startclock() {

    var date = new Date();

    var hour = date.getHours();

    var min = date.getMinutes();

    var sec = date.getSeconds();

    var part;

    if (hour > 12) {

    part = "P.M.";

    }

    else {

    part = "A.M.";

    }

    if (hour > 13) { hour -= 12; }

    if (hour == 0) { hour = 12; }

    if (min < 10) { min = "0" + min; }

    if (sec < 10) { sec = "0" + sec; }

    document.clockform.clockhere.value = hour + ":" + min + ":" + sec + " " + part;

    setTimeout('startclock()', 1000);

    }

  • That's what she said
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    what doesnt work about it?

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