Thanks Felipe. Can you tell if this involves any Actionscripting? If it does, can you send me a little fla file with some example code? Thanks for your help. - K
On 10/18/05, Felipe Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The only client side aproach for this tha i can think of, is with > flash, it already has a timer that starts when the swf loads, so you > would just need to read tha variable and when the time comes you give > the alert and send him to the page you need, it´s not harder than with > JS and it will always work. > > On 10/18/05, Bobby Hartsfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You could use a meta redirect to catch some more but eventually, if you > want > > 'definate', you will have to go with something server side. > > > > > > ..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. > > Bobby Hartsfield > > http://acoderslife.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 3:14 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: A timeout alert > > > > Yes, it does work. Thanks. However, is there a way to make sure it > always > > works, even if the browser doesn't have javascript enabled? > > > > On 10/18/05, Matthew Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Yeah, it works. I just tried it. > > > > > > Matthew Small > > > Web Developer > > > American City Business Journals > > > 704-973-1045 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:52 PM > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: RE: A timeout alert > > > > > > Use CF to find the difference from now until your time in > milliseconds, > > > then > > > use the following code to execute it. Say your time is five minutes > from > > > now: > > > 5 minutes * 60 seconds * 1000 milliseconds = 300000 milliseconds > > > > > > <script lang="javascript"> > > > function TimeExpired() > > > { > > > alert ("Your time is up!"); > > > window.location.href = "http://server.com/somepage.html";; > > > } > > > </script> > > > > > > <body onload="setTimeout('TimeExpired();', 300000 ); > > > > > > > > > I haven't tested this but I think it will do the trick. > > > > > > > > > Matthew Small > > > Web Developer > > > American City Business Journals > > > 704-973-1045 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:29 PM > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: Re: A timeout alert > > > > > > I need some help with that javascript, please. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > On 10/18/05, Bobby Hartsfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > You've got the time you need in the database so you can get the > > > difference > > > > of now and that time then use that as your count down value in js > > > > > > > > > > > > ..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. > > > > Bobby Hartsfield > > > > http://acoderslife.com > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:55 PM > > > > To: CF-Talk > > > > Subject: A timeout alert > > > > > > > > Hi. I am working on a forum application. There is a fixed time to > > > respond > > > > to > > > > each posting. I want the user responding to a posting to get an > alert, > > > > even > > > > if he is typing at the last minute, saying: "Sorry, this posting has > > > > reached > > > > its expiration time, you are being taken to the home page now." > > > > There's a db field that holds the expiration time for each posting. > > > That's > > > > what we will compare the current time to. Or maybe start a timer as > soon > > > > as > > > > the user comes to the page, and display an alert at the end of the > > > timer. > > > > Any ideas how to do this in CF? Code examples will help. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Ken > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221470 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
