not handy...

lost the transmission on my car running an errand today... <sigh>...
still gotta pick up my girlfriend from the airport

> You wouldn't happen to have a tutorial would ya Isaac?  Or
> a link to
> one.  I'd like to try flash.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: S.Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 1:32 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: CF and Javascript


> well... I just don't know any way to avoid the clicking
> sound without
> using the js object... unless you want to resort to Flash
> ... which is a
> whole other story...

>> Oh boy, I don't want to use the js object, I want to use
>> coldfusion
>> (#now()).  Sorry for being unclear...:)

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: S.Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 12:29 PM
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: RE: CF and Javascript


>> Oh... then you want to use a javascript object:

>> I think it's something like this:

>> parent.showDate.document.write(new Date().toString());

>> don't quote me -- it's been a while since I've worked
>> with
>> JS date
>> objects...

>>> :)  I haven't tried it yet, since I'm preparing to go to
>>> lunch, I'm
>>> going to say this, Isaac, I'm guessing that that dreaded
>>> clicking is in
>>> play...lol, I don't know, but that's something that I
>>> want
>>> to prevent.
>>> That's why I started this subject on the list.  I just
>>> want everyone to
>>> know that this is just for my sanity only.  Thanks.

>>> Ron

>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: S.Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 11:26 AM
>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Subject: RE: CF and Javascript


>>> Because when the cfml engine parses this line, it enters
>>> a static date
>>> into the javascript, so it ends up being this:

>>> function runMe() {
>>>   parent.showDate.document.write("blah blah");
>>> }

>>> So if you want the date to change, you have to either
>>> use
>>> a JavaScript
>>> date object or you have to have it refresh the page...

>>> Put this in a separate cfm template and load it into
>>> your frame
>>> instead:

>>> <body
>>> onload="window.setTimeout('location.reload()',2000);">
>>> <cfoutput>#now()#</cfoutput>
>>> <body>

>>> Much simpler...

>>>> You guys are great...here's another one...lol:
>>>> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01
>>>> Transitional//EN">

>>>> <html>
>>>> <head>
>>>>  <title>Testing</title>

>>>> <script language="JavaScript">
>>>>  function runMe(){
>>>>   parent.showDate.document.write("<cfoutput>#now()#</cf
>>>>   o
>>>>   u
>>>>   t
>>>>   put><br>");
>>>>   testingThis();
>>>>  }
>>>>  function testingThis(){
>>>>   setTimeout('runMe()',2000);
>>>>  }
>>>> </script>

>>>> </head>

>>>> <body onload="runMe();">

>>>> <table border="0">
>>>>  <tr>
>>>>   <td>
>>>>    <iframe src="frameDisp.cfm"
>>>>            name="showDate"
>>>>            id= ""
>>>>            width="300"
>>>>            height="300"
>>>>            marginwidth="2"
>>>>            marginheight="2"
>>>>            align="middle"
>>>>      frameborder="1"
>>>>            class="">
>>>>     Your browser does not support in-line frames!
>>>>    </iframe>
>>>>   </td>
>>>>  </tr>
>>>> </table>

>>>> </body>
>>>> </html>

>>>> I no longer have the object expected error, but besides
>>>> the rewriting of
>>>> the Date, It's writing the same instance of the Date.
>>>> Why?

>>>> Ron

>>>>    -----Original Message-----
>>>>    From: Nate Nielsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>    Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 10:03 AM
>>>>    To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>    Subject: RE: CF and Javascript



>>>>    Heheh



>>>>    This is a clever little problem.



>>>>    Here is what is happening.



>>>>    Page loads, calls testingThis()

>>>>    In 2 seconds, it calls runMe()

>>>>    It uses the document.write() function

>>>>    This clears all data on the page, including the script
>>>>    you are
>>>> trying to run.



>>>>    Object not found.  You need to do something other than
>>>>    write to
>>>> the page that is running the script.  Usually if you
>>>> want
>>>> to use
>>>> document.open() or document.write() you write to a
>>>> different frame.
>>>> top.frameName.document.write()  . . etc.



>>>>    -You can have multiple setTimeout() statements on a
>>>>    page,
>>>>    even
>>>> if it creates an infinite loop, as long as there is
>>>> enough time
>>>> between iterations for other processes to run - it
>>>> won't lock up
>>>> the browser.
>>>> This is how those little javascript timers and clocks
>>>> are
>>>> created!   =)



>>>>    ex:

>>>>    var countdown = 5;

>>>>    function liftoffCountdown(){

>>>>                if(countdown <= 0){

>>>>                            alert(countdown);

>>>>    countdown--;

>>>>                            setTimeout('liftoffCountdown()
>>>>                            '
>>>>                            ,
>>>>                            1
>>>>                            000);

>>>>                }else{

>>>>                            alert('liftoff!')

>>>>                }

>>>>    }

>>>>    liftoffCountdown();





>>>>    this would alert '5' '4' '3' '2' '1' 'liftoff!'.   You
>>>>    could
>>>> change the countdown to 500000 and it wouldn't lock the
>>>> browser
>>>> (just make sure you can close the browser in that 1
>>>> second gap
>>>> between alerts!
>>>> Lol.  (just an example people)



>>>>    Best Regards,



>>>>    Nate Nielsen

>>>>    [EMAIL PROTECTED]





>>>>    -----Original Message-----
>>>>    From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>    [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> On Behalf Of Dan Blackman
>>>>    Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 9:08 AM
>>>>    To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>    Subject: RE: CF and Javascript



>>>>    Looks like SetTimeout Can only run once on a page...I
>>>>    took out
>>>> the SetTimeOut and it creates an infinite loop.  Not
>>>> sure the purpose

>>>> of creating this loop, but SetTimeout running multiple
>>>> times
>>>> is your issue.

>>>>            -----Original Message-----
>>>>            From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>>>> Behalf Of Ron Mast
>>>>            Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 8:37 AM
>>>>            To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>            Subject: CF and Javascript

>>>>            Hello,
>>>>            Can someone tell me why I'm getting an object
>>>>            expected
>> error when I
>>>> run the following:
>>>>            <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01
>> Transitional//EN">

>>>>            <html>
>>>>            <head>
>>>>                    <title>Testing</title>

>>>>            <script language="JavaScript">
>>>>                    function runMe(){

>>>> document.write("<cfoutput>#now()#</cfoutput>");
>>>>                            testingThis();
>>>>                    }
>>>>                    function testingThis(){
>>>>                            setTimeout('runMe()',2000);
>>>>                    }
>>>>            </script>

>>>>            </head>

>>>>            <body onload="testingThis();">

>>>>            </body>
>>>>            </html>


>>>> -------------------------------------------------------
>>>> -
>>>> -
>>>> -
>>>> -----

>>>>            It runs once and then after 2 seconds I get the
>>>>            error.

>>>>            Ron Mast
>>>>            Truth Hardware
>>>>            Webmaster




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