How to retrieve the date and time from the server

[thelordoftherings]

Hello,

How can I retrieve the date and time from the server?

 

[kaht]

I'm not really sure this is a javascript question.....

This is how I do it (using ASP w/ JScript) using a Date object

<%
   var a = new Date();
   Response.Write("Current Date and Time is : " + a);
%>

-kaht

How much you wanna make a bet I can throw a football over them mountains?

 

[thelordoftherings]

But in javascript there is an option to run the script on the server side (runat="Server")
The reason I'm asking it is because I saw this question in a formal Javascript exam and didn't know the answer myself...

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

But in javascript there is an option to run the script on the server side (runat="Server")

Putting runat="server" on your script will not magically make it run on the server - think of the potential security implications that would arise if people could do this!

Server-side code runs on the server, and client-side code runs on the client. It's that simple.

AFAIK, all the runat="server" attribute does, is tell a web server (a .Net one, AFAIK) that form elements should be available for server-side processing.

Perhaps asking this question in a .Net forum might give you a more complrehensive answer.

Hope this helps,
Dan

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