
by Warren Brown (03/01/2004 Radiokop South Africa)
Script to place Month/day/year onto a web page, leap year enabled
*/
var date_arr = new Array;
var days_arr = new Array;
date_arr[0]=new Option("January",31);
date_arr[1]=new Option("February",28);
date_arr[2]=new Option("March",31);
date_arr[3]=new Option("April",30);
date_arr[4]=new Option("May",31);
date_arr[5]=new Option("June",30);
date_arr[6]=new Option("July",31);
date_arr[7]=new Option("August",30);
date_arr[8]=new Option("September",30);
date_arr[9]=new Option("October",31);
date_arr[10]=new Option("November",31);
date_arr[11]=new Option("December",30);
function fill_select(f)
{
document.writeln("<SELECT name=\"months\" onchange=\"update_days(FRM)\">");
for(x=0;x<12;x++)
document.writeln("<OPTION value=\""+date_arr[x].value+"\">"+date_arr[x].text);
document.writeln("</SELECT><SELECT name=\"days\"></SELECT>");
selection=f.months[f.months.selectedIndex].value;
}
function update_days(f)
{
temp=f.days.selectedIndex;
for(x=days_arr.length;x>0;x--)
{
days_arr[x]=null;
f.days.options[x]=null;
}
selection=parseInt(f.months[f.months.selectedIndex].value);
ret_val = 0;
if(f.months[f.months.selectedIndex].value == 28)
{
year=parseInt(f.years.options[f.years.selectedIndex].value);
if (year % 4 != 0 || year % 100 == 0 ) ret_val=0;
else
if (year % 400 == 0) ret_val=1;
else
ret_val=1;
}
selection = selection + ret_val;
for(x=1;x < selection+1;x++)
{
days_arr[x-1]=new Option(x);
f.days.options[x-1]=days_arr[x-1];
}
if (temp == -1) f.days.options[0].selected=true;
else
f.days.options[temp].selected=true;
}
function year_install(f)
{
document.writeln("<SELECT name=\"years\" onchange=\"update_days(FRM)\">")
for(x=2001;x<2101;x++) document.writeln("<OPTION value=\""+x+"\">"+x);
document.writeln("</SELECT>");
update_days(f)
}
</script>
<!--
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This line creates the drop down boxes for the calendar
replace FRM with the name of your form
In vi you would do the following
:%s/FRM/my_form/g
-->
<h1 align=center>JavaScript date selector</h1>
<br>
<br>
<table align="center">
<tr>
<td>
<SCRIPT>fill_select(document.FRM);year_install(document.FRM)</script></td>
</tr></table>
<!--
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-->
</FORM>

