what is wrong with this baby-simple code, please?

Discussion in 'JavaScript' started by ranchobob, Mar 2, 2007.

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  1. #1
    I'm trying to view it in IE6

    <script type="text/javascript">
function woikit() {
var months = new Array("January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December");
var days = new Array("Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednsday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday");
var c1 = new Date();
var c2 = new Date();

alert("got here")
c1.setmonth(document.form1.dat1.value);
c1.setday(document.form1.dat2.value);
c1.setyear(document.form1.dat3.value);
alert(c1);
}

</script>
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    the alert "got here" fires, so I know i made it from the submit button to the function.

    but alert(c1) does not work.

    Am I failing to see the alert, or failing to get the input data into the date vars?

    I use this button to start it;

    <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit" onClick="woikit()">
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    I appreciate your time and help....
     
    ranchobob, Mar 2, 2007 IP
  2. rgchris

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    #2 
    c1.setmonth(document.form1.dat1.value);
c1.setday(document.form1.dat2.value);
c1.setyear(document.form1.dat3.value);
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    Are those supposed to be "date" instead of "dat"?
     
    rgchris, Mar 2, 2007 IP
  3. Aragorn

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    #3
    The method names are case sensitive
    
c1.[B]setMonth[/B](document.form1.dat1.value);
c1.[B]setDay[/B](document.form1.dat2.value);
c1.[B]setYear[/B](document.form1.dat3.value);
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    Aragorn is correct - the method names are case sensitive - advise if you still having an issue
     
    datropics, Mar 2, 2007 IP
  5. ranchobob

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    #5
    I got this form this url

    http://richardbowles.tripod.com/javascript/section8/lesson8.htm

    And this is borne out in Dreamweaver where setMonth and SetYear are given a green font color indicating keywords, and SetDay remains unchanged.

    I used SetMonth - getDay - setYear and got a date and time value back in the alert.

    Thank you so much for your input.
    Next I will try to subtract dates, and assign different hotel rates to weekday and weeknights, then add up the values and average them

    Good clean fun.
     
    ranchobob, Mar 2, 2007 IP