I have script I need to change to do the following... but not sure how...
I need to have it....
Display a popup message to welcome the user by name.
Tell the user how long it has been since their last visit.
Display the number of times the user has visited your page.
Reset the expiration to be 30 days from the time of the last visit.
the script ......
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
// name - name of the cookie
// value - value of the cookie
// [expires] - expiration date of the cookie (defaults to end of current session)
// * an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder
// * a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments
function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "");
document.cookie = curCookie;
}
// name - name of the desired cookie
// * return string containing value of specified cookie or null if cookie does not exist
function getCookie(name) {
var dc = document.cookie;
var prefix = name + "=";
var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix);
if (begin == -1) {
begin = dc.indexOf(prefix);
if (begin != 0) return null;
} else
begin += 2;
var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin);
if (end == -1)
end = dc.length;
return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end));
}
// name - name of the cookie
// [path] - path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)
// [domain] - domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)
// * path and domain default if assigned null or omitted if no explicit argument proceeds
function deleteCookie(name, path, domain) {
if (getCookie(name)) {
document.cookie = name + "=" +
"; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
}
}
// date - any instance of the Date object
// * hand all instances of the Date object to this function for "repairs"
function fixDate(date) {
var base = new Date(0);
var skew = base.getTime();
if (skew > 0)
date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);
}
// -->
</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
// create an instance of the Date object
var now = new Date();
// fix the bug in Navigator 2.0, Macintosh
fixDate(now);
// cookie expires in one year (actually, 365 days)
// 365 days in a year
// 24 hours in a day
// 60 minutes in an hour
// 60 seconds in a minute
// 1000 milliseconds in a second
now.setTime(now.getTime() + 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
var username = getCookie("username");
// if the cookie wasn't found, ask for the name
if (!username) {
username = prompt("Please enter your name:", "");
}
// set the new cookie
setCookie("username", username, now);
if (username) {
alert("Welcome back, " + username + ".");
setCookie("username", username, now);
} else
alert("You refused to enter your name.");
// -->
</SCRIPT>
<body>
</body>
</html>
I need to have it....
Display a popup message to welcome the user by name.
Tell the user how long it has been since their last visit.
Display the number of times the user has visited your page.
Reset the expiration to be 30 days from the time of the last visit.
the script ......
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
// name - name of the cookie
// value - value of the cookie
// [expires] - expiration date of the cookie (defaults to end of current session)
// * an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder
// * a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments
function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "");
document.cookie = curCookie;
}
// name - name of the desired cookie
// * return string containing value of specified cookie or null if cookie does not exist
function getCookie(name) {
var dc = document.cookie;
var prefix = name + "=";
var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix);
if (begin == -1) {
begin = dc.indexOf(prefix);
if (begin != 0) return null;
} else
begin += 2;
var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin);
if (end == -1)
end = dc.length;
return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end));
}
// name - name of the cookie
// [path] - path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)
// [domain] - domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)
// * path and domain default if assigned null or omitted if no explicit argument proceeds
function deleteCookie(name, path, domain) {
if (getCookie(name)) {
document.cookie = name + "=" +
"; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
}
}
// date - any instance of the Date object
// * hand all instances of the Date object to this function for "repairs"
function fixDate(date) {
var base = new Date(0);
var skew = base.getTime();
if (skew > 0)
date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);
}
// -->
</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
// create an instance of the Date object
var now = new Date();
// fix the bug in Navigator 2.0, Macintosh
fixDate(now);
// cookie expires in one year (actually, 365 days)
// 365 days in a year
// 24 hours in a day
// 60 minutes in an hour
// 60 seconds in a minute
// 1000 milliseconds in a second
now.setTime(now.getTime() + 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
var username = getCookie("username");
// if the cookie wasn't found, ask for the name
if (!username) {
username = prompt("Please enter your name:", "");
}
// set the new cookie
setCookie("username", username, now);
if (username) {
alert("Welcome back, " + username + ".");
setCookie("username", username, now);
} else
alert("You refused to enter your name.");
// -->
</SCRIPT>
<body>
</body>
</html>