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A very simple "customizable" countdown script

Hello,
I'm looking for a very simple customizable countdown script.
By "customizable", I mean that I need to define the start and the end dates.
For example:
Start date:26/05/08
End date:26/06/08
I'd appreciate all your help!
Thanks in advance!

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RobSampson

This one is VBScript in an HTA. Save the code into Notepad with an HTA extension.

Regards,

Rob.

<head>
<title>Countdown</title>
<HTA:APPLICATION 
     APPLICATIONNAME="Countdown"
     BORDER="thin"
     SCROLL="no"
     SINGLEINSTANCE="yes"
     WINDOWSTATE="normal"
>
</head>
<script language="VBScript">
' Declare global variable outside the Subs
Dim intSeconds, dteTo
 
Sub Window_onLoad
 intWidth = 640
 intHeight = 480
 Me.ResizeTo intWidth, intHeight
 Me.MoveTo ((Screen.Width / 2) - (intWidth / 2)),((Screen.Height / 2) - (intHeight / 2))
 
 dteTo = "25-Jul-2008 12:00:00 PM" 
 
 span_heading.innerHTML = "Countdown to " & dteTo
 intSecondsToDate = DateDiff("s", Now, CDate(dteTo))
 intDaysLeft = Int(intSecondsToDate \ 86400)
 intHoursLeft = Int((intSecondsToDate - (intDaysLeft * 86400)) \ 3600)
 intMinutesLeft = Int((intSecondsToDate - (intDaysLeft * 86400) - (intHoursLeft * 3600)) \ 60)
 intSecondsLeft = Int((intSecondsToDate - (intDaysLeft * 86400) - (intHoursLeft * 3600) - (intMinutesLeft * 60)))
 
 strHTML = intDaysLeft & " Days, " & intHoursLeft & " Hours, " & intMinutesLeft & " Minutes, " & intSecondsLeft & " Seconds"
 span_clock.innerHTML = strHTML
 
 iTimerID = window.setInterval("UpdateTimer", 1000)
End Sub
Sub UpdateTimer
 intSecondsToDate = DateDiff("s", Now, CDate(dteTo))
 intDaysLeft = Int(intSecondsToDate \ 86400)
 intHoursLeft = Int((intSecondsToDate - (intDaysLeft * 86400)) \ 3600)
 intMinutesLeft = Int((intSecondsToDate - (intDaysLeft * 86400) - (intHoursLeft * 3600)) \ 60)
 intSecondsLeft = Int((intSecondsToDate - (intDaysLeft * 86400) - (intHoursLeft * 3600) - (intMinutesLeft * 60)))
 
 strHTML = intDaysLeft & " Days, " & intHoursLeft & " Hours, " & intMinutesLeft & " Minutes, " & intSecondsLeft & " Seconds"
 span_clock.innerHTML = strHTML
End Sub
</script>
<body STYLE="font:14 pt arial; color:white;filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient
(GradientType=1, StartColorStr='#000033', EndColorStr='#0000FF')">
      <table width='90%' height = '100%' align='center' border='0'>
            <tr>
                  <td align="center" colspan="2">
                        <h2><span id="span_heading">Countdown to 25-Jul-2008 12:00:00 PM</h2></span>
                  </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                  <td align="center">
                        <font size="4"><span id="span_clock">
                        </span></font>
                  </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                  <td align="center">
                        <br><input type='button' value='Close' name='btnClose' id='btnClose' onClick='vbs:window.close'>
                  </td>
            </tr>
      </table>
</body>

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ASKER

Hello,
Thanks for the useful link, BrianGEFF719!
RobSampson, Thanks for your code, But I was looking to put it on my website online, Not an HTA application.
But thanks anyway for all your help!

RobSampson

No problem. If your web page supports VBScript, you can use the same code within it. Otherwise, you could translate my code to Java and get it working....

Regards,

Rob.

A very simple &quot;customizable&quot; countdown script

A very simple "customizable" countdown script