ssi date difference

[member 472187]

Is there a way to use SSI only (not cgi) to calculate the date difference for a future date and use this to display a message?

 

[ChrisHunt]

You mean like a countdown script?:

http://cgi.resourceindex.com/Programs_and_Scripts/Perl/Countdowns/

-- Chris Hunt
Webmaster & Tragedian
Extra Connections Ltd

 

[member 472187]

No I've done something with a countdown script. I was thinking more in the line of simple SSI if/then logic.

 

[ChrisHunt]

calculate the date difference for a future date and use this to display a message?

Can you be a bit more forthcoming about what you want to do? The date differnece between a future date and what? And how will you use it to determine your message?

-- Chris Hunt
Webmaster & Tragedian
Extra Connections Ltd

 

[member 472187]

Using if/then logic in SSI I was planning to do something like the following:

Set current date to variable.
Set future date needed to variable.
If date difference > 1
display "Number of days to go is: " & date difference
Else if date difference = 1
display "Tomorrow is the day"
Else if date difference = 0
display "Today is the day"
Else
display "It is passed the due date..."

Does this help you? Thanks.