would that be the same as the php time() method? because that would be super
On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 1:27 PM, Hans Wichman < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > isnt milliseconds since 1970 easier? > Something like: > <date value="103810313" /> > new Date ().setTime(103810313)) > > greetz > JC > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 1:33 PM, allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The app is designed for people only in the uk - it will show the current > > time and the amount of time remaining until the countdown is finished so > it > > will probably be worth giving the time based on the server time and > setting > > the time in flash based on that > > > > the original question was about the best practise for getting the time > for > > flash from xml > > > > thanks for the input so far guys > > a > > > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Cor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > So what if a user (from another continent) starts your app. > > > The difference will be greater or even before the server time. > > > So you would get a negative value??? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > allandt > > > bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) > > > Sent: dinsdag 26 augustus 2008 12:56 > > > To: Flash Coders List > > > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] is there a recognised date format for xml? > > > > > > yes it's local > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Cor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Mmmm, I don't know?? > > > > Somebody out there who does??? > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Kenneth > > > > Kawamoto > > > > Sent: dinsdag 26 augustus 2008 12:43 > > > > To: 'Flash Coders List' > > > > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] is there a recognised date format for xml? > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Flashcoders mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Flashcoders mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Flashcoders mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
