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Subject: RE: FLASH: JaveScript Time IE/Netcape
From: Daniel Guerrier
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 20:52:46 +0100

Thanks for the help!!

Can you recommend a good JavaScript book that shows
which objects are compatible with who, and ways to
account for both browsers. Right now I'm just winging
it.

Thanks again

--- Keith Salisbury <Keithatglobalbeach [dot] com> wrote:
> Daniel,
>
> Just add these two lines in at the top of your code:
>
> var IE = navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft") !=
> -1;
> var navigationObj = IE ? navigation :
> document.embeds[0];
>
> ...
>
> and change this line to :
>
> navigationObj.SetVariable("clock", timeValue);
>
> Basically simply because IE and Netscape handle
> embedded objects
> differently...pain in the arse ... but we all know
> that!!!!
>
> --
>
> Keith
> Flash Developer
>
> Global Beach Group
> Tel: (44) 207 384 8540
> Fax: (44) 207 384 8539
> Email: keithatglobalbeach [dot] com
> Web: http://www.globalbeach.com
>
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 06:44:34 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Daniel Guerrier <dan_guerrieratyahoo [dot] com>
> > Subject: FLASH: JaveScript Time IE/Netcape
> >
> > <!-- Begin
> > var timerID = null;
> > var timerRunning = false;
> > function stopclock (){
> > if(timerRunning)
> > clearTimeout(timerID);
> > timerRunning = false;
> > }
> > function showtime () {
> > var movie =
> > window.document.navigation;
> > var now = new Date();
> > var hours = now.getHours();
> > var minutes =
> now.getMinutes();
> > var seconds = now.getSeconds()
>
> > var timeValue = "" + ((hours
> >12)
> > ? hours -12 :hours)
> > if (timeValue == "0")
> timeValue =
> > 12;
> > timeValue += ((minutes < 10) ?
> > ":0" : ":") + minutes
> > timeValue += ((seconds < 10) ?
> > ":0" : ":") + seconds
> >
> >
> navigation.SetVariable("clock",
> > timeValue);
> > timerID =
> > setTimeout("showtime()",1000);
> > timerRunning = true;
> > }
> > function startclock() {
> > stopclock();
> > showtime();
> > }
> > // End -->
> >
> > I'm using the above JavaScript to update a
> textfield
> > in
> > flash with the current. It work fine with IE but
> not
> > Netscape. Can anyone figure out why?
> >
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