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Published on: Friday 24th October 1997 By: Martin Webb
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<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"><!--
function y2k(number) { return (number < 1000) ? number + 1900 : number; }
var today = new Date();
var year = y2k(today.getYear());
var month = today.getMonth()+1;
var day = today.getDate();
var thisYear = year;
var thisMonth = month;
var thisDay = day;
//--></SCRIPT>
<FRAMESET ROWS="50%,50%">
<FRAME SCROLLING=NO FRAMEBORDER=0 BORDER=0 NORESIZE SRC="input.htm">
<FRAME SCROLLING=YES FRAMEBORDER=0 BORDER=0 NORESIZE SRC="blank.htm" NAME="outputFrame">
</FRAMESET>
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<HTML><HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"><!--
function makeArray() {
this[0] = makeArray.arguments.length;
for (i = 0; i<makeArray.arguments.length; i++)
this[i+1] = makeArray.arguments[i];
}
var daysofmonth = new makeArray( 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31);
var daysofmonthLY = new makeArray( 31, 29, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31);
var monthsofyear = new makeArray('January','February','March','April','May','June','July','August','September','October','November','December');
function LeapYear(year) {
if ((year/4) != Math.floor(year/4)) return false;
if ((year/100) != Math.floor(year/100)) return true;
if ((year/400) != Math.floor(year/400)) return false;
return true;
}
function ValidDate(day,month,year) {
if ( (LeapYear(year) && (day > daysofmonthLY[month])) ||
(!LeapYear(year) && (day > daysofmonth[month])) )
return false;
else
return true;
}
function ChosenDate(object) {
year = object.year.value;
month = object.month.options[object.month.selectedIndex].value;
day = object.day.options[object.day.selectedIndex].value;
if (!ValidDate(day-0,month-0,year-0)) {
alert('You must enter a valid date');
return false;
}
if (parent.location.href != window.location.href) {
parent.year = year;
parent.month = month;
parent.day = day;
parent.outputFrame.location.href = 'output.htm';
}
else {
return true;
}
return false;
}
function y2k(number) { return (number < 1000) ? number + 1900 : number; }
function padout(number) { return (number < 10) ? '0' + number : number; }
var today = new Date();
var thisYear = y2k(today.getYear());
var thisMonth = today.getMonth()+1;
var thisDay = today.getDate();
var dayOutput = '';
for (var days=1; days <= 31; days++) {
if (days == thisDay) dayOutput += '<OPTION VALUE="' + padout(days) + '" SELECTED>' + days;
else dayOutput += '<OPTION VALUE="' + padout(days) + '">' + days;
}
var monthOutput = '';
for (var months=1; months <=12; months++) {
if (months == thisMonth) monthOutput += '<OPTION VALUE="' + padout(months) + '" SELECTED>' + monthsofyear[months];
else monthOutput += '<OPTION VALUE="' + padout(months) + '">' + monthsofyear[months];
}
var yearOutput = '<INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="year" SIZE="4" VALUE="' + thisYear + '">';
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<BODY><FONT FACE="ARIAL,HELVETICA"><CENTER>
<H2>Select your date of birth:</H2>
<FORM NAME="inputDateForm" ACTION="output.htm" onSubmit="return ChosenDate(document.inputDateForm);">
Day: <SELECT NAME="day">
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"><!--
document.write(dayOutput);
//--></SCRIPT>
</SELECT>
Month: <SELECT NAME="month">
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"><!--
document.write(monthOutput);
//--></SCRIPT>
</SELECT>
Year:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"><!--
document.write(yearOutput);
//--></SCRIPT>
<INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE="Show">
</FORM>
<A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_parent">Return</A>
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</HTML><HTML>
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"><!--
function y2k(number) { return (number < 1000) ? number + 1900 : number; }
function makeArray() {
this[0] = makeArray.arguments.length;
for (i = 0; i<makeArray.arguments.length; i++)
this[i+1] = makeArray.arguments[i];
}
var daysofweek = new makeArray('Sunday',
'Monday',
'Tuesday',
'Wednesday',
'Thursday',
'Friday',
'Saturday');
var monthsofyear = new makeArray('January',
'February',
'March',
'April',
'May',
'June',
'July',
'August',
'September',
'October',
'November',
'December');
var horroscopes = new makeArray( 20, 19, 21, 20, 21, 22, 23, 23, 23, 23, 22, 22);
var starsigns = new makeArray('Capricorn',
'Aquarius',
'Pisces',
'Aries',
'Taurus',
'Gemini',
'Cancer',
'Leo',
'Virgo',
'Libra',
'Scorpio',
'Sagittarius');
var starsymbols = new makeArray('Goat',
'Water Bearer',
'Fishes',
'Ram',
'Bull',
'Twins',
'Crab',
'Lion',
'Virgin',
'Balance',
'Scorpion',
'Archer');
var birthstones = new makeArray('Garnet',
'Amethyst',
'Aquamarine, bloodstone',
'Diamond',
'Emerald',
'Pearl, alexandrite, moonstone',
'Ruby',
'Peridot, sardonyx',
'Sapphire',
'Opal, tourmaline',
'Topaz',
'Turquoise, zircon');
var qualities = new makeArray('Constancy',
'Sincerity',
'Courage',
'Innocence',
'Love, success',
'Health, longevity',
'Contentment',
'Married happiness',
'Clear thinking',
'Hope',
'Fidelity',
'Prosperity');
function DayOfWeek(day,month,year) {
var a = Math.floor((14 - month)/12);
var y = year - a;
var m = month + 12*a - 2;
var d = (day + y + Math.floor(y/4) - Math.floor(y/100) + Math.floor(y/400) + Math.floor((31*m)/12)) % 7;
return d+1;
}
function Nths(day) {
if (day == 1 || day == 21 || day == 31) return 'st';
if (day == 2 || day == 22) return 'nd';
if (day == 3 || day == 23) return 'rd';
return 'th';
}
function FullDate(day,month,year) {
return daysofweek[DayOfWeek(day,month,year)] +' '+ day + Nths(day) +' '+ monthsofyear[month] +' '+ year;
}
function StarSign(day,month) {
if (day < horroscopes[month])
return month;
else if (month == 12)
return 1;
else
return month + 1;
}
function StarDate(day,month,year) {
var beginYear = year;
var endYear = year;
var beginMonth = month;
var endMonth = month;
if (day < horroscopes[month])
beginMonth--;
else
endMonth++;
if (beginMonth == 0) {
beginMonth = 12;
beginYear--;
}
else if (endMonth == 13) {
endMonth = 1;
endYear++;
}
beginDay = horroscopes[beginMonth];
endDay = horroscopes[endMonth] - 1;
return FullDate(beginDay,beginMonth,beginYear) +
' - ' +
FullDate(endDay,endMonth,endYear);
}
if (location.search.length == 0) {
var year = parent.year - 0;
var month = parent.month - 0;
var day = parent.day - 0;
}
else {
var day = location.search.substring(5,7) - 0;
var month = location.search.substring(14,16) - 0;
var year = location.search.substring(22) - 0;
}
var today = new Date();
var thisYear = y2k(today.getYear());
var thisMonth = today.getMonth()+1;
var thisDay = today.getDate();
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<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"><!--
document.write('Todays Date: '+thisDay+'/'+thisMonth+'/'+thisYear+'<BR>');
document.write('Date Entered: '+day+'/'+month+'/'+year+'<BR>');
document.write(starsigns[StarSign(day,month)] +' - '+ starsymbols[StarSign(day,month)]+'<BR>');
document.write(StarDate(day,month,year)+'<BR>');
document.write('Birthstone ' + birthstones[month] + ' Symbolizes ' + qualities[month]+'<BR>');
//--></SCRIPT>
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