Error in javascript countdown code

[epaisley]

Hi! I've been staring at this code for a week now, trying to figure out my bug! It is drivign me up the wall!! The codeis for a javascript countdown of 3 minutes. It pulls the start time from a database using coldfusion. I can get it to display 3 minutes but can't get it to count down! Some new eyes and some help will be greatly appreciated

<cfquery name="GetStartDate" datasource="#ffldsn#">
	Select PropValue
	From ffl_prop
	where propname='StartDraftTime' and Leagueid = #LeagueValue#
</cfquery>

<cfset DraftTickerTime = ParseDateTime("#GetStartDate.PropValue#")> 
<cfset DraftTickerTime2 = DateAdd("n",3,"#DraftTickerTime#")>

<cfoutput>
var yr=#dateFormat(DraftTickerTime2,"yyyy")#;
var mo=#dateFormat(DraftTickerTime2,"m")#;
var da=#dateFormat(DraftTickerTime2,"d")#;
var ho=#TimeFormat(DraftTickerTime2,"H")#;
var mi=#TimeFormat(DraftTickerTime2,"m")#;
var sec=#TimeFormat(DraftTickerTime2,"s")#; 

var todaym = #dateFormat(DraftTickerTime,"m")#;
var todayd = #dateFormat(DraftTickerTime,"d")#;
var todayh = #dateFormat(DraftTickerTime,"d")#;
var todaymin = #TimeFormat(DraftTickerTime,"m")#;
var todaysec = #TimeFormat(DraftTickerTime,"s")#; 
var todayy = #Dateformat(Drafttickertime,"yyyy")#;
</cfoutput> 
function countdown()
{
   var today = new Date();
  

   if(todayy < 1000)
   {
      todayy += 1900;
   }

  
   var todaystring = todaym+"/"+todayd+"/"+todayy+" "+todayh+":"+todaymin+":"+todaysec;

   futurestring = (mo-1+1)+"/"+da+"/"+yr+" "+ho+":"+mi+":"+sec;

   dd = Date.parse(futurestring)-Date.parse(todaystring);
   dday = Math.floor(dd/(60*60*1000*24)*1);
   dhour = Math.floor((dd%(60*60*1000*24))/(60*60*1000)*1);
   dmin = Math.floor(((dd%(60*60*1000*24))%(60*60*1000))/(60*1000)*1);
   dsec = Math.floor((((dd%(60*60*1000*24))%(60*60*1000))%(60*1000))/1000*1);

   if(document.getElementById)
   {
  	  if(dsec <= 0 && dmin <= 0 && dday <= 0)
      {
         //When countdown ends!!
		 
          var countdownDiv = document.getElementById("countdown");
         countdownDiv.innerHTML = "<b><div class='small'><font color='red'>Times Up!<BR>Please Draft</font></div></b><br>" + futurestring + "<br>" + todaystring; 

      
      }
	  else if(dmin > 6)
      {
         //When countdown ends!!
		 
          var countdownDiv = document.getElementById("countdown");
         countdownDiv.innerHTML = "<b><div class='small'><font color='red'>Times Up!<BR>Please Draft</font></div></b><br>" + futurestring + todaystring ; 

      
      }
      //if on day of occasion
      else if(todayy == yr && todaym == mo && todayd == da)
      {
         // need to handle this!!
		 
          var countdownDiv = document.getElementById("countdown");
         countdownDiv.innerHTML = "<b>" + dmin + "</b> m <b>" + dsec + "</b> s hee"; 

         setTimeout("countdown()",1000)
      }
      //else, if not yet
      else
      {
         var countdownDiv = document.getElementById("countdown");
         countdownDiv.innerHTML = "<b>nothing</b>"; 
      }
   }
}

if(document.getElementById)
{
   document.write("<div id=countdown></div>");
   document.write("<br>");

   countdown();
}
else
{
    document.write("<br>");
   document.write("<div></div>");
   document.write("<br>");
}

[Andrew-J2000]

I'm not surprised you have been looking at that for a week. Maybe cleaning it up so it's easy to read, would help. But if you explain what your trying todo may i can come up with something.

var timer = [cold fusion];

iTimerID = window.setTimeout("do_code",timer); 

[epaisley]

What I am trying to do is have a javascript countdown from 3 minutes to zero, at zero it displays a message saying your time is up. I can get it to show the start of the 3 minutes, but I can't get it to countdown.

[Guest]

I don't know enough java to be able to point out what exactly is wrong with your script, but why do you need so much code for a simple counter?

Instead of trying make the above work, why don't you just enter "javascript timer" into Google, look at some examples and adapt to your needs?