Getting the Date from a client's machine

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November 12th, 2004, 11:28 AM

pdparry

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Getting the Date from a client's machine

Hi,

I'd like to be able to tell *when* a form has been posted, ie. the *local* time from the client's machine and not the time it was received by the server.

I can extract the date from a client by doing this:

php Code:

Original - php Code
<script language="JavaScript"> var now = new Date(); </script>

 
<script language="JavaScript">
var now = new Date();
</script>

Then I'd like to send the date along with the other data in the form. I've tried something like this but it isn't working.

php Code:

Original - php Code
<form method="GET" action="process_form_date.php"> <input name="localDate" type="hidden" <input type="submit" value="Get Date" onClick="javascript<b></b>:getDate()"> </form>

 
<form method="GET" action="process_form_date.php">
<input name="localDate" type="hidden"
<input type="submit" value="Get Date" onClick="javascript:getDate()">
</form>

Any ideas?

Thanks,

PDP

November 12th, 2004, 01:10 PM

Anonymous

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RE: Getting the Date from a client's machine

Talk about RTFMAATQY...

php Code:

Original - php Code

 
<html>
<head>
<title>Get date from local machine</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function setDate()
{   var now = new Date();
    document.date.localDate.value = now; 
    }
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click Submit to find when you submitted this form 
<form name="date" action="process_form_date.php">
<input type="hidden" name="localDate" value="">
<input type="submit" value="Submit" onClick="javascript:setDate()">
</form>
</body>
</html>

...where process_form_date.php is...

php Code:

Original - php Code
<html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>Your form was submitted on <?php // Script to handle form_date3 echo $_GET['localDate']; ?> </body> </html>

 
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Your form was submitted on
<?php
    // Script to handle form_date3
    echo $_GET['localDate']; 
?>
</body>
</html>

I hope some of you find this useful!

November 13th, 2004, 03:44 AM

rehfeld_dot_us

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RE: Getting the Date from a client's machine

you can also do it without requiring them to submit a form

Code:


<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
var now = new Date();
var tzo = now.getTimezoneOffset();

document.write('<link rel="stylesheet" href="collect.php?tzo='+tzo+'" />');
</script>
</head>

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