Firefox new date(); fails. 1

[styleBunny]

Hi Guys, i am using this script to update the date at the bottom of my page for copyright. This works find in ie but the new date() function fails in Fire fox. Has anyone seen a way around this?

Cheers
Paul.

<script language="JavaScript">
//script to keep the copyright date current.
copyright=new Date();
update=copyright.getYear();
</script>

<div id="copyright">
<script language="JavaScript">
document.write("copyright © "+ update);
</script>
</div>

 

[chessbot]

Clearly, FireFox keeps time starting at the year 1900. Assuming that browsers start from 1900 or 0, then add this line:

<script language="JavaScript">
//script to keep the copyright date current.
    copyright=new Date(); 
    update=copyright.getYear(); 
    [red]if (update<1900) update += 1900;[/red]
</script>

<div id="copyright">
<script language="JavaScript">
document.write("copyright © "+ update);
</script>
</div>

--Chessbot

"See the TURTLE of enormous girth!"
-- Stephen King, The Dark Tower series

 

[chessbot]

See this article:

http://tech.irt.org/articles/js199/

--Chessbot

"See the TURTLE of enormous girth!"
-- Stephen King, The Dark Tower series

 

[styleBunny]

Hi Chessbot,

Thanks for the help. The 1900 start date wasn't as obvious to me as it was to you. I have been too busy sorting css issues to think logically anymore.

Thanks again,
Paul.