How To insert Day And Time In flash AS2?

[runzun]

I want to display Day and time in flash with AS2
not only that i want to put certain event on certain date and time
that means
i have a movie clip with object on it ,when i run it,
it changes its position

BUT now i want to change movie clip position on certain date and time

for eg;
I have made a simple move clip of firework i want it auto play when it is
(01.01.2012) (12:00 AM)

Help Me.....

[whispers]

are you trying to check a SERVER for a time? (universal, centralized time?)

or the time on each users machine/computer?


something like this:

var today_date:Date = new Date();
var date_str:String = ((today_date.getMonth() + 1) + "." + today_date.getDate() + "." + today_date.getFullYear());
trace(date_str);// displays current date in United States date format


if (date_str == "1.1.12") {
    //play your fireowrk animation
} else {
    //do nothing
}

[programma]

How can you test to see if the date string is past a certain date?

Ex) if it's past 1.1.12 then do something, else do nothing?

[whispers]

what?

its in there...

this part

if (date_str == "1.1.12") {
//play your firework animation
} else {
//do nothing
}

[programma]

No I mean if the date is on or past a certain date.

[whispers]

its STILL THAT SECTION.

compare any/all part of the date you want to.

here..even easier then:

var todayDate:Date = new Date();
var targetDate:Date = new Date(2012, 0, 1);

if (targetDate.getTime() > todayDate.getTime()) {
    trace("TRUE");
} else {
    trace("FALSE");
}

[programma]

edit: see below.

[programma]

Okay I need help..

1) I want to make a var, todays date, and a var 7 days from today.

Ok now after that, how do I do this:

2) See if a self-defined date var is past or before todays date.

I followed your code whispers and it worked halfway..

[whispers]

what didnt work?



heres your #1: (your two vars)

var todayDateate = new Date();
var targetDateate = new Date(2012, 0, 1);


Heres your #2: (checking before or after)

if (targetDate.getTime() > todayDate.getTime()) {
trace("TARGET DATE IS AFTER TODAYS DATE");
} else {
trace("TARGET DATE IS BEFORE TODAYS DATE");
}

[programma]

and how would you add seven days to today's date in flash?

[whispers]

so you need 3 dates?

you have your CURRENT DATE..

and then another var for whatever date you want to compare against (targetDate)

that is currently set to 1/1/12 (2012, 0, 1) above..

[programma]

how do I add seven days to the current date?

[whispers]

var dayOffSet:Number = 7;
var todaysDate:Date = new Date();
trace("BEFORE DATE: "+todaysDate);
todaysDate.setDate(todaysDate.getDate() + dayOffSet);
trace("AFTER DATE: "+todaysDate);