Forum online since...

[brunod76]

As the data is kinda static:
Why not just put it is as "Online since xx/xx/xxxx"?

lol, why do it static when you can do it with a bloated / complicated / javascript hack / script?

Especially for a piece of info that never changes....

[kall]

Originally Posted by funinthesun

THIS is a forum that has what I'm looking for

Thanks for the link, always good to know where the dirty thieves that remove copyright information are.

@Feckie: Thank you very much for the Yearly code. It's really much better for those forums over a year old.

[peterska2]

Originally Posted by Feckie (Roger)

OK in that case..

<div>
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">

//modified by FECKIE December 10th 2005

/* ?![CDATA[ */
function setcountup(theyear,themonth,theday){
yr=theyear;mo=themonth;da=theday
}
//////////CONFIGURE THE countup SCRIPT HERE//////////////////
//STEP 1: Configure the date to count up from, in the format year, month, day:
//This date should be less than today
setcountup(2004,10,2)
//STEP 2: Configure text to be attached to count up
var displaymessage="since $vboptions[bbtitle] came online!"
//STEP 3: Configure the below 5 variables to set the width, height, background color, and text style of the countup area
var countupwidth='95%'
var countupheight='20px' //applicable only in NS4
var countupbgcolor='alt1'
var opentags='<span class="smallfont">'
var closetags='</span>'

//////////DO NOT EDIT PASS THIS LINE//////////////////

var montharray=new Array("Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec")
var crosscount=''

function start_countup(){
if (document.layers)
document.countupnsmain.visibility="show"
else if (document.all||document.getElementById)
crosscount=document.getElementById&&!document.all?document.getElementById("countupie") : countupie
countup()
}

if (document.all||document.getElementById)
document.write('<span id="countupie" style="width:'+countupwidth+'; background-color:'+countupbgcolor+'"></span>')

window.onload=start_countup


function countup(){
var today=new Date()
var todayy=today.getYear()
if (todayy < 1000)
todayy+=1900
var todaym=today.getMonth()
var todayd=today.getDate()
var todayh=today.getHours()
var todaymin=today.getMinutes()
var todaysec=today.getSeconds()
var todaystring=montharray[todaym]+" "+todayd+", "+todayy+" "+todayh+":"+todaymin+":"+todaysec
paststring=montharray[mo-1]+" "+da+", "+yr
dd=Date.parse(todaystring)-Date.parse(paststring)
dyear=todayy-yr;
dday=Math.floor((dd/(60*60*1000*24)*1)%365)
dhour=Math.floor((dd%(60*60*1000*24))/(60*60*1000)*1)
dmin=Math.floor(((dd%(60*60*1000*24))%(60*60*1000))/(60*1000)*1)
dsec=Math.floor((((dd%(60*60*1000*24))%(60*60*1000))%(60*1000))/1000*1)

if (document.layers){
document.countupnsmain.document.countupnssub.document.write(opentags+dday+ " days, "+dhour+" hours, "+dmin+" minutes, and "+dsec+" seconds "+displaymessage+closetags)
document.countupnsmain.document.countupnssub.document.close()
}
else if (document.all||document.getElementById)
crosscount.innerHTML=opentags+dyear+ " year, "+dday+ " days, "+dhour+" hours, "+dmin+" minutes, and "+dsec+" seconds "+displaymessage+closetags

setTimeout("countup()",1000)
}
/* ]]? */
</script>

</div>

Now That Took Me All Day he he

erm..... it works great but the year increased on 01 Jan and it's not supposed to to that till July.

Any ideas?

[Feckie (Roger)]

Originally Posted by peterska2

erm..... it works great but the year increased on 01 Jan and it's not supposed to to that till July.

Any ideas?

Ok I Fixed It Phew

<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">

//modified by Feckie December 10th 2005 (to show years)

//modified by Feckie Jan 18th 2006 
	//fixed years problem
	//rewrite math
	//account for leapyear
	//account for year/years text




/* ?![CDATA[ */
function setcountup(theyear,themonth,theday){
yr=theyear;mo=themonth;da=theday
}
//////////CONFIGURE THE countup SCRIPT HERE//////////////////
//STEP 1: Configure the date to count up from, in the format year, month, day:
//This date should be less than today

setcountup(2004,10,24)

//STEP 2: Configure text to be attached to count up
var displaymessage="since $vboptions[bbtitle] - Forums came online!"
//STEP 3: Configure the below 5 variables to set the width, height, background color, and text style of the countup area
var countupwidth='95%'
var countupheight='20px' //applicable only in NS4
var countupbgcolor='alt1'
var opentags='<span class="smallfont">'
var closetags='</span>'
//////////DO NOT EDIT PASS THIS LINE//////////////////
var montharray=new Array("Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec")
var crosscount=''
function start_countup(){
if (document.layers)
document.countupnsmain.visibility="show"
else if (document.all||document.getElementById)
crosscount=document.getElementById&&!document.all?document.getElementById("countupie") : countupie
countup()
}
if (document.all||document.getElementById)
document.write('<span id="countupie" style="width:'+countupwidth+'; background-color:'+countupbgcolor+'"></span>')
window.onload=start_countup
function countup(){
var today=new Date()

var todayy=today.getYear()

if (todayy < 1000)
todayy+=1900

var todaym=today.getMonth()
var todayd=today.getDate()
var todayh=today.getHours()
var todaymin=today.getMinutes()
var todaysec=today.getSeconds()
var todaystring=montharray[todaym]+" "+todayd+", "+todayy+" "+todayh+":"+todaymin+":"+todaysec	

paststring=montharray[mo-1]+" "+da+", "+yr
dd=Date.parse(todaystring)-Date.parse(paststring)

	var daysInYear

	if ((todayy % 4)==0)
	{
		daysInYear=366;
	}
	else
	{
		daysInYear=365;
	}

years=Math.floor(((((dd/1000)/60)/60)/24)/daysInYear)
compDays=Math.floor((((dd/1000)/60)/60)/24)
days=Math.floor(((((dd/1000)/60)/60)/24)-(years*daysInYear))
compHours=Math.floor(((dd/1000)/60)/60)
hours=Math.floor((((dd/1000)/60)/60)-(compDays*24))
compMinutes=Math.floor((dd/1000)/60)
minutes=Math.floor(((dd/1000)/60)-(compHours*60))
compSeconds=Math.floor(dd/1000)
seconds=Math.floor((dd/1000)-(compMinutes*60))

	var yearText=""

	if (years > 1 || years < 1)
	{
		yearText="years";
	}
	else
	{
		yearText="year";
	}

if (document.layers){
document.countupnsmain.document.countupnssub.document.write(opentags+dday+ " days, "+dhour+" hours, "+dmin+" minutes, and "+dsec+" seconds "+displaymessage+closetags)
document.countupnsmain.document.countupnssub.document.close()
}
else if (document.all||document.getElementById)
crosscount.innerHTML=opentags+years+ " "+yearText+", "+days+ " days, "+hours+" hours, "+minutes+" minutes, and "+seconds+" seconds "+displaymessage+closetags
setTimeout("countup()",1000)
}
/* ]]? */
</script>

[peterska2]

Much better. Many thanks.

[rareclownfish]

Any screen shots of this?

[kall]

Originally Posted by kall

Thanks for the link, always good to know where the dirty thieves that remove copyright information are.

@Feckie: Thank you very much for the Yearly code. It's really much better for those forums over a year old.

DAMN! Now they have the Smooth Blue style.

@rareclownfish: http://www.nzboards.com/forums .. look in the Whats Going On area.

[Feckie (Roger)]

Originally Posted by rareclownfish

Any screen shots of this?

Yep
No Probs

[Skavenger]

is there any way to add months too?
I only want to display years, months and days

[desirulez]

wheres this script go ?