How to insert current date variable into a "customised certificate slide".

Hi everyone,

I have used this javascript for other instances in my courses, but I'm wondering if I could change it to show the year prior? For example for copyrights, we need to update all to 2020 and If I could create a script to auto-populate the year prior to the current day. Any tips how to do that? TIA! 

Use Matthew's code.

If you mean print year day month, change this line:

var date= dd+' '+m_names[mm]+', '+yyyy

to this:

var date= yyyy+' '+dd+' '+m_names[mm]

or year month day, change it to:

var date= yyyy+' '+m_names[mm]+', '+dd

If you want print the year before this year, change this line:

var yyyy = today.getFullYear();

to this:

var yyyy = today.getFullYear()-1;

That's for the info!

Is it possible to have the date locked base on when their quiz was completed?

Hi there my date is comes up as false. have i missed a set?

How do I tie the variable to the text box? That is, how do I make the date appear in the box?

using the above code:

You'll need to add the variable SystemDate to your course. Then insert a textbox on the slide, and enter:

%SystemDate%

This will allow the SetVar to send the "date" information to your course.

The %<varname>% tells SL that this is a variable reference. You can also use the Insert->Reference item in the tool bar, and then use the variable dialog box to select the variable.

HTH 

Thanks, Dwayne! It's a mystery how everyone else already knew this.

Got a challenge for you...

Can you do this system date code plus three days?

I am needing "today's" date to be displayed, plus the date 3 days after "today's"

Is this possible?

Thank you Joanne Chen and others!

I could not get this to work. What should be in the text box? I cannot have a blank text box. I tried "SystemDate" and "= %system_date%" as placeholder text but nothing worked.