How can I create an auto reseting countdown timer

**winlonghorn** · Sep 4, 2006, 16:11

Hello:

I need help getting my countdown timer to reset itself when the timer is up, and then countdown to a new date. I created it for counting down to the launch of Nintendo Wii and my goal is to have it countdown to the launch in all 3 territories.

Nevermind, I figured it out. Sorry to bother you all!

**MacroFats** · Sep 6, 2006, 20:28

winlonghorn,

I don't know anything about javascript yet, but I really need to set a timer up on a site. They want it to count down to a specific day and time. Where can I find a script that does this? It sounds similar to what you are doing with your countdown.

Thanks

**winlonghorn** · Sep 7, 2006, 17:01

Originally Posted by MacroFats

winlonghorn,

I don't know anything about javascript yet, but I really need to set a timer up on a site. They want it to count down to a specific day and time. Where can I find a script that does this? It sounds similar to what you are doing with your countdown.

Thanks

That is pretty easy. You can have my script if you want for reference. I can even customize it for you so that you don't have functionality you don't want. Here is the javascript code:

function naLaunch()//function to start timer.
{
var DSTAdjust = 0;//Daylight Savings
oneMinute = 1000 * 60;
var oneDay = oneMinute * 60 * 24;
var expired = 0;//used as a boolean value to determine if the date has been reached.
time = new Date();//set up the current date
if (time.getTime() >= timerEnd.getTime())
{
expired = 1;
}
else
{
DSTAdjust = (timerEnd.getTimezoneOffset( ) - time.getTimezoneOffset( )) * oneMinute;
var diff = Math.abs(timerEnd.getTime( ) - time.getTime( )) - DSTAdjust;

var days = Math.floor(diff/oneDay);
var hours = Math.floor(diff/(60*oneMinute)) % 24;
var minutes = Math.floor(diff/oneMinute) % 60;
var seconds = Math.floor(diff/1000) % 60;
//var mseconds = diff % 1000;
}
if (expired == 1)
{
//code to execute when timer runs out.
}
else
{
document.getElementById('days2').innerHTML = Math.floor(days/100);
document.getElementById('days1').innerHTML = Math.floor((days%100)/10);
document.getElementById('days0').innerHTML = days % 10;

document.getElementById('hours1').innerHTML = Math.floor(hours/10);
document.getElementById('hours0').innerHTML = hours % 10;

document.getElementById('mins1').innerHTML = Math.floor(minutes/10);
document.getElementById('mins0').innerHTML = minutes % 10;

document.getElementById('secs1').innerHTML = Math.floor(seconds/10);
document.getElementById('secs0').innerHTML = seconds % 10;

//document.getElementById('msecs2').innerHTML = Math.floor(mseconds/100);
//document.getElementById('msecs1').innerHTML = Math.floor((mseconds%100)/10);
//document.getElementById('msecs0').innerHTML = mseconds % 10;
setTimeout(naLaunch, 100);
}
if(document.getElementById('days2').innerHTML == 0 && document.getElementById('days1').innerHTML <= 1 && document.getElementById('days0').innerHTML <= 9){
document.getElementById('timer').style = "color: #777777;";
}
if(document.getElementById('days2').innerHTML == 0 && document.getElementById('hours0') <= 12){
document.getElementById('timer').style = "color: #333333;";
}
if(document.getElementById('days0').innerHTML == 0 && document.getElementById('hours0').innerHTML < 1){
document.getElementById('timer').style = "color: #991111;";
}
}

document.write("<div id='msg' class='msg' align='center'><b>Wii Launches In North America In</b></div>"+"<table id='timer' align='center' class='timer' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0'>"+
"<tr><td id='days2'>0</td><td id='days1'>0</td><td id='days0'>0</td><td> </td><td id='hours1'>0</td><td id='hours0'>0</td><td> </td><td id='mins1'>0</td><td id='mins0'>0</td><td> </td><td id='secs1'>0</td><td id='secs0'>0</td></tr>"+
"<tr class='labels'><td colspan='3' align='center'>Days</td><td> </td><td colspan='2' align='center'>Hours</td><td> </td><td colspan='2' align='center'>Mins</td><td> </td><td colspan='2' align='center'>Secs</td></tr><tr><td colspan='16' align='right'></tr></table>");

window.onload=naLaunch;

HTML PAGE:

<Html>
<Head>
<Title>Wii Countdown!</Title>
<Script type="text/javascript" src="wiicountdown.js"></Script>
<Style>
table.timer{
font: bold 24pt Continuum, Arial, Helvetica;
color: #999999;
}
table.timer.td{
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
}
table.timer tr.labels td{
font-size: 10pt;
}
.msg{
font: bold 12pt Continuum, Arial, Helvetica;
color: #000055;
}
</Style>
</Head>
<Body id="main">
<Script type="text/javascript">

</Script>
</Body>
</Html>

Hope this helps.