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Need Modified Date to work when javascript off
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BillyRayPreachersSon
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What modified date? You'll have to give us something to go on!
How about explaining what the "modified date" is?
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How about explaining what the "modified date" is?
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Sorry! The modified date would be the last date that a web page (html 4.01) was modified. Until now we have been changing the date manually. Would prefer to have it automatic and have script that does so. However, when page is live and javascript is turned off in browser, date disappears.
Thanks
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mrplow123456
Programmer
Are you looking for this?
Code:
document.write("The page that contains this example was last updated on: "+document.lastModified+"")- Thread starter
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mrplow123456
Programmer
I'm not sure there is a way to do that. I guess just ask them nicely to turn their javascript on?
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BillyRayPreachersSon
Programmer
Why not use server-side code?
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Hi BillyRay,
Not being technically savy. Is server side code not what you get when you place a document.write statement in your code.
Or is server side code something that the visitor has no control over. If it is, would be interested in a bit more info on what I should be looking for.
The problem we are trying to solve is accessibility priority "#??" where the information must appear if the visitor has turned off javascript, or whatever.
Thanks,
Bob
Not being technically savy. Is server side code not what you get when you place a document.write statement in your code.
Or is server side code something that the visitor has no control over. If it is, would be interested in a bit more info on what I should be looking for.
The problem we are trying to solve is accessibility priority "#??" where the information must appear if the visitor has turned off javascript, or whatever.
Thanks,
Bob
BillyRayPreachersSon
Programmer
Server-side code, as the name implies, is code run on the server. It is not, like client-side Javascript, run on the client (i.e. browser).
This means it is perfect for what you want (WRT accessibility, etc).
Server-side code can be written in a number of languages, including VBScript and Javascript (.asp), Cold Fusion (.cfm), Java (.jsp), PHP (.php), and many more.
You should speak to your techy bods to find out if your host supports these, and then ask in the most suitable forum about how to get the last modified date of a document.
Hope this helps,
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This means it is perfect for what you want (WRT accessibility, etc).
Server-side code can be written in a number of languages, including VBScript and Javascript (.asp), Cold Fusion (.cfm), Java (.jsp), PHP (.php), and many more.
You should speak to your techy bods to find out if your host supports these, and then ask in the most suitable forum about how to get the last modified date of a document.
Hope this helps,
Dan
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Here is a sample usin ASP
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> New Document </TITLE>
<META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="EditPlus">
<META NAME="Author" CONTENT="">
<META NAME="Keywords" CONTENT="">
<META NAME="Description" CONTENT="">
</HEAD>
<form name="attributes" Action="">
<%
dim dateModified
dateModified = FileDateTime( server.mappath(lcase(request.servervariables("SCRIPT_NAME"))) )
%>
<%=tmpFileName%><br>
Date Last Modified <%=dateModified%><br>
</form>
</HTML>
<%
Private Function FileDateTime(byVal pathname)
Dim objFSO, objFile
On Error Resume Next
Set objFSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(pathname)
If Err Then
FileDateTime = Null
Else
FileDateTime = CDate( objFile.DateLastModified )
End If
Set objFile = Nothing
Set objFSO = Nothing
On Error GoTo 0
End Function
%>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> New Document </TITLE>
<META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="EditPlus">
<META NAME="Author" CONTENT="">
<META NAME="Keywords" CONTENT="">
<META NAME="Description" CONTENT="">
</HEAD>
<form name="attributes" Action="">
<%
dim dateModified
dateModified = FileDateTime( server.mappath(lcase(request.servervariables("SCRIPT_NAME"))) )
%>
<%=tmpFileName%><br>
Date Last Modified <%=dateModified%><br>
</form>
</HTML>
<%
Private Function FileDateTime(byVal pathname)
Dim objFSO, objFile
On Error Resume Next
Set objFSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(pathname)
If Err Then
FileDateTime = Null
Else
FileDateTime = CDate( objFile.DateLastModified )
End If
Set objFile = Nothing
Set objFSO = Nothing
On Error GoTo 0
End Function
%>
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You can also just use the server-side include for the last modified date. Doesn't require any programming at all.
Tracy Dryden
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.![[dragon]](/data/assets/smilies/dragon.gif "[dragon] [dragon]")
Code:
<!--#echo var="LAST_MODIFIED" -->Tracy Dryden
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.
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hi tsdragon,
I placed the code you provided in my html page. Nothing appears when I view it in a browser. Is there something I should be adding/removing etc. Does the page need to be saved as asp? Is this asp script, php or something else?
Thanks,
Bob
I placed the code you provided in my html page. Nothing appears when I view it in a browser. Is there something I should be adding/removing etc. Does the page need to be saved as asp? Is this asp script, php or something else?
Thanks,
Bob
BillyRayPreachersSon
Programmer
You can't just place the code in a page and hope it works. You have to ensure that:
1. Your web server supports ASP, and
2. Your web server is parsing the file you've edited server-side. This is normally decided based upon the file extension (usually .ASP, .JSP, .PHP, etc, depending on what technology you use).
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1. Your web server supports ASP, and
2. Your web server is parsing the file you've edited server-side. This is normally decided based upon the file extension (usually .ASP, .JSP, .PHP, etc, depending on what technology you use).
Dan
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To amend what BRPS said, if you are using the server-side include then you need to ensure that:
1. Your web server supports server-side includes (SSI), and
2. You may have to use the extension .shtml to make it work.
Tracy Dryden
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.
1. Your web server supports server-side includes (SSI), and
2. You may have to use the extension .shtml to make it work.
Tracy Dryden
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.
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There are other things you can do with server-side includes too. Here are links to a couple of tutorials/references (just do a google search for "server side include" to find more):
Tracy Dryden
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.
Tracy Dryden
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.
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