this also needs to be used in a countdown - so i could maybe get the server to give it's current time and the target time and countdown between the 2?
a On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 11:43 AM, Kenneth Kawamoto < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isn't that always the case no matter how you construct the date object? > > > Kenneth Kawamoto > http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/ > > Cor wrote: > >> Yes, but still it is depending of the localtime. >> >> Trace(targetDate); gives me in the Netherlands: Tue Aug 26 12:00:00 >> GMT+0200 >> 2008 >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kenneth >> Kawamoto >> Sent: dinsdag 26 augustus 2008 12:22 >> To: Flash Coders List >> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] is there a recognised date format for xml? >> >> If so I'd ask my PHP coder to generate formatted string so that I need to >> code less ;) >> >> e.g. >> var xml:XML = <data date="Tue Aug 26 12:00:00 GMT 2008" /> >> var targetDate:Date = new Date([EMAIL PROTECTED]()); >> >> ...a lot less code than yours! >> >> Kenneth Kawamoto >> http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/ >> >> Cor wrote: >> >>> In PHP you can do whatever you want: see http://nl.php.net/date >>> I think it can also depend on your server. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of allandt >>> bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) >>> Sent: dinsdag 26 augustus 2008 11:48 >>> To: Flash Coders List >>> Subject: [Flashcoders] is there a recognised date format for xml? >>> >>> hi guys >>> >>> i'm speccing an xml file for a server side dev that needs to return a >>> >> target >> >>> date and time and i wanted to make sure i wasn't doing anything stupid >>> >>> what would a php dev be expecting to use for time / date and how would >>> >> that >> >>> be supplied in an xml file? And what would the best way of converting the >>> return string for flash to use? >>> >>> I was thinking something along the lines of >>> <data date="2008,08,26" time="12,0,0" /> >>> >>> and using something like >>> >>> var sDate:String = node.attributes.date; >>> var sTime:String = node.attributes.time; >>> >>> var arDate:Array = sDate.split(","); >>> var nYear:Number = Number(arDate[0]); >>> var nMonth:Number = Number(arDate[1]-1); // months start at 0 >>> var nDate:Number = Number(arDate[2]); >>> >>> var arTime:Array = sTime.split(","); >>> var nTimeHours:Number = Number(arTime[0]); >>> var nTimeMinutes:Number = Number(arTime[1]); >>> var nTimeSeconds:Number = Number(arTime[2]); >>> >>> var targetDate:Date = new Date(nYear, nMonth, nDate, nTimeHours, >>> nTimeMinutes, nTimeSeconds); >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
