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I need an <img src> filename to be variable driven based on current date

Here is a snippet of my code:

<script type="text/javascript">
var today = new Date()
var day = today.getDate()
var month = today.getMonth() + 1
var year = today.getYear()
vday = day.toString()
vmonth = month.toString()
vyear = year.toString()
if (vday.length == 1) {vday = '0' + vday}
if (vmonth.length == 1) {vmonth = '0' + vmonth}
document.write(vyear + vmonth + vday)
var vFileName="http://www.mydomain" + vyear + vmonth + vday + ".gif"
document.write(vFileName)
</script>
<p align="left"><img src="http://www.mydomain20050429.gif"> ' This works
<p align="left"><img src='"http://www.mydomain' + vyear + vmonth + vday + '".gif"'> ' This doesn't work
<p align="left"><img src= vFileName > ' This doesn't work

Any suggestions?

TIA

Batalf

Try to set the src of the image afterwards. Example:

<p align="left"><img id='myImage' src=''>
<script type="text/javascript">
var today = new Date()
var day = today.getDate()
var month = today.getMonth() + 1
var year = today.getYear()
vday = day.toString()
vmonth = month.toString()
vyear = year.toString()
if (vday.length == 1) {vday = '0' + vday}
if (vmonth.length == 1) {vmonth = '0' + vmonth}
document.write(vyear + vmonth + vday)
var vFileName="http://www.mydomain/" + vyear + vmonth + vday + ".gif"
document.getElementById('myImage').src = vFileName;

</script>

faughey

ASKER

Thanks, worked great!

Batalf

Glad I could help!

Batalf

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I need an &lt;img src&gt; filename to be variable driven based on current date

I need an <img src> filename to be variable driven based on current date