scripts.js

// Author: ricocheting.com
// For: public release (freeware)
// Date: 4/24/2003 (update: 6/26/2009)
// Description: displays the amount of time until the "dateFuture" entered below.
// NOTE: the month entered must be one less than current month. ie; 0=January, 11=December
// NOTE: the hour is in 24 hour format. 0=12am, 15=3pm etc
// format: dateFuture = new Date(year,month-1,day,hour,min,sec)
// example: dateFuture = new Date(2003,03,26,14,15,00) = April 26, 2003 - 2:15:00 pm

function GetCount(){

	dateFuture = new Date(2011,1,7,17,30,00);
	dateNow = new Date();								//grab current date
	amount = dateFuture.getTime() - dateNow.getTime();		//calc milliseconds between dates
	delete dateNow;

	// time is already past
	if(amount < 0){
		document.getElementById('countbox').innerHTML="The conference has commenced with the keynote address by Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish at 5:30 PM on Monday February 7<sup>th</sup>, 2011.";
	}
	// date is still good
	else{
		days=0;hours=0;mins=0;secs=0;out="";

		amount = Math.floor(amount/1000);//kill the "milliseconds" so just secs

		days=Math.floor(amount/86400);//days
		amount=amount%86400;

		hours=Math.floor(amount/3600);//hours
		amount=amount%3600;

		mins=Math.floor(amount/60);//minutes
		amount=amount%60;

		secs=Math.floor(amount);//seconds

		if(days != 0){out += days +" day"+((days!=1)?"s":"")+", ";}
		if(days != 0 || hours != 0){out += hours +" hour"+((hours!=1)?"s":"")+", ";}
		if(days != 0 || hours != 0 || mins != 0){out += mins +" minute"+((mins!=1)?"s":"")+", ";}
		out += secs +" seconds";
		out = out + " until the conference begins with the keynote address by Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish at 5:30 PM on Monday February 7<sup>th</sup>, 2011.";
		document.getElementById('countbox').innerHTML=out;

		setTimeout("GetCount()", 500);
	}
}