Java Script Date Stuck

May 16, 2014

Hey there!

I took a bit of code from the forums here for a date stamp on my html certificate. It seems to work fine the day I implement it, but then it gets stuck on that date and never changes.

Does anyone know how to fix it so it's pulling the current date?

Thanks!

Here is the code:

function FormatDate()

{

var m_names = new Array("January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December");

var d = new Date();

var month = d.getMonth();

var date = d.getDay();

var year = d.getFullYear();

var d = m_names[month] + " " + date + ", " + year;

console.log(d);

return d;

}

var date = FormatDate();

//grab timestamp in date format

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Paul Kornman

almost 10 years ago05/16/14 at 7:11 am (UTC)

I think this might help:

the getDay function in "var date = d.getDay()" puts the day of the week (0 = Sunday, 1=Monday, etc.) into the variable date.

I expect you want "var date = d.getDate()" which puts the day of the month instead.

Good luck,

Paul K.

Cynthia Phelps
Author

almost 10 years ago05/16/14 at 8:04 am (UTC)

Ok, this is now working...

var m_names = new Array("January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December");

var d = new Date();

var month = d.getMonth();

var date = d.getDay();

var year = d.getFullYear();

var d = m_names[month] + " " + date + ", " + year;

console.log(d);

return d;

}

var date = FormatDate();

//grab timestamp in date format

Bridget Brown

over 8 years ago09/14/15 at 9:08 pm (UTC)

Once you execute this as a trigger how do you get it to show up on screen. (Never worked with Java before!

Christie Pollick

over 8 years ago09/15/15 at 1:23 pm (UTC)

Hi, Bridget -- Thanks for your question! This thread is a bit older, so if you would like to reach out to the participants directly (as they may no longer be subscribed), you may do so using the 'Contact Me' link on their profile pages.

And you may already be aware of this, but we do not provide support for JavaScript coding, however, it may be helpful to take a look at this document on JavaScript Best Practices. I hope some of our JS gurus in the community can chime in with suggestions!

Java Script Date Stuck

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