I have done...
<cfset l_TurnOffDate = CreateDateTime(2002, 4, 16, 3, 0, 0)>
<cfif Now() GT l_TurnOffDate>
past deadline code...
<cfelse>
before deadline code
</cfif>
It works for me.
This is designed for a Pacific deadline as well, so I just made it 3am eastern
(timezone where my server is)
>>> "Owens, Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/20/02 02:17PM >>>
I have this application that has an element that is supposed to end on a
predefined date and time.
I set the end date and time in the Application.cfm, then have a template
that runs the code below.
Two questions:
1.) Is this the most efficient and straightforward way to do this.
2.) I have some logic problem ... the month comparison isn't working
right. If the application begins running in Feburary (for example), the
section that is supposed to be on is OK, but then on the 1st of the month,
it stops working. For example, if the code is supposed to end on 3/7,
everything works from 2/8 until 3/1, then it stops and won't start working
again until 3/8.
If you're wonding about the dateadd part and the -3, our servers are on the
east coast, our time is west coast.
Here's the code:
<!--- application end times are set on the application.cfm page --->
<!--- param for auction over --->
<cfparam name="request.AppStatus" default="">
<!--- first we need to set the month parts we're dealing with --->
<cfset TodayMonth="#DatePart('m', Now())#">
<cfset MonthEnd="#DatePart('m', "#request.AuctionEnd#")#">
<!--- now we test to make sure we haven't reached the final month of the
auction --->
<CFIF NOT TodayMonth lt MonthEnd>
<!--- if this is the final month, we need to set the day and hour parts --->
<cfset TodayDate="#DatePart('d', Now())#">
<cfset TodayTime="#DateAdd('h', '-3', Now())#">
<cfset TodayTime="#DatePart('h', TodayTime)#">
<cfset DateEnd="#DatePart("d", "#request.AppEnd#")#">
<cfset TimeEnd="#DatePart("h", "#request.AppEndTime#")#">
<!--- if today's date is greater than or equal the end date, keep the
processing going --->
<cfif TodayDate GTE DateEnd >
<!--- if the processing is going, check to see if the time has expired on
hours --->
<cfif TodayTime GT TimeEnd >
<cfset request.AppStatus="Over">
<cfelse>
<!--- if the first test of the day passes, the time test will only
be true from 9 p.m. to midnight; so after the date expired, we want to make
it permenant that the App is over --->
<cfif TodayDate GT DateEnd >
<cfset request.AppStatus="Over">
</cfif>
</cfif>
</cfif>
</cfif>
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