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Current Day, Date, Time (expanded)
Description:
This script is the ultimate ... you can choose from 18 different date formats, or 3 different time formats!
How to use:
1. Cut and paste the contents of the file "date3head.txt" into one BYOWG at the top of your page or frame.

2. Place a 2nd BYOWG where you want to display the date/time, and insert the following code:

<script language="javascript">
writeDate();
</script>
Example:
Download the code
right click on link, then click on 'Save target (or frame) as'
Other information:
This wonderful script was discovered at: www.bloke.com/javascript/Date

Check out other scripts they have to offer!

Source code:

date3head.txt:
<script language="javascript">
<!-- Date in Java Script .. Cameron Gregory  http://www.bloke.com/
// http://www.bloke.com/javascript/Date/
// change and modify this if you like, but leave these
// 4 comment lines in tact and unchanged.

function longMonthArray() {
     this[0] = "January";     this[1] = "February";     this[2] = "March";
     this[3] = "April";     this[4] = "May";     this[5] = "June";
     this[6] = "July";     this[7] = "August";     this[8] = "September";
     this[9] = "October";     this[10] = "November";     this[11] = "December";
        return (this);
}

function shortMonthArray() {
     this[0] = "Jan";     this[1] = "Feb";     this[2] = "Mar";
     this[3] = "Apr";     this[4] = "May";     this[5] = "Jun";
     this[6] = "Jul";     this[7] = "Aug";     this[8] = "Sep";
     this[9] = "Oct";     this[10] = "Nov";     this[11] = "Dec";
        return (this);
}

function longDayArray() {
     this[0] = "Sunday";     this[1] = "Monday";     this[2] = "Tuesday";
     this[3] = "Wednesday";     this[4] = "Thursday";     this[5] = "Friday";
     this[6] = "Saturday";
        return (this);
}

function shortDayArray() {
     this[0] = "Sun"; this[1] = "Mon"; this[2] = "Tue"; this[3] = "Wed";
     this[4] = "Thu"; this[5] = "Fri"; this[6] = "Sat";
        return (this);
}

function getShortYear(year)
{
shortyear =  year%100;
     if (shortyear < 10) shortyear = "0"+shortyear;
     return shortyear
}

function getLongYear(year)
{
  if (year > 1900) return year
  return year+1900;
}

function writeDateLong(format)
{
   shortDays = new shortDayArray();
   longDays = new longDayArray();
   shortMonths = new shortMonthArray();
   longMonths = new longMonthArray();
   d = new Date();
   day = d.getDate();
   month = d.getMonth();
     year = d.getYear();
   if (format == 0)
     str = shortDays[d.getDay()] + " " + shortMonths[month] +". " + day + ", "+getLongYear(year);
  else if (format == 1)
     str = shortDays[d.getDay()] + " " + longMonths[month] + " " + day + ", "+getLongYear(year);
  else if (format == 2)
     str = longDays[d.getDay()] + " " + longMonths[month] + " " + day + ", "+getLongYear(year);
  else if (format == 3)
     str = longMonths[month] + " " + day + ", "+getLongYear(year);
   else if (format == 4)
     str = shortDays[d.getDay()] + " " + day + " " + shortMonths[month] +". " +getLongYear(year);
  else if (format == 5)
     str = shortDays[d.getDay()] + " " + day + " " + longMonths[month] + " " +getLongYear(year);
  else if (format == 6)
     str = longDays[d.getDay()] + " " + day + " " + longMonths[month] + " " + getLongYear(year);
  else if (format == 7)
     str = day + " " + longMonths[month] + ", "+getLongYear(year);
  else {
     month++;
     shortyear = getShortYear(year);
     if (format == 8)
       str = month + "/" + day + "/" + shortyear;
     else if (format == 9)
       str = month + "/" + day + "/" + getLongYear(year);
     else if (format == 10)
       str = day + "/" + month + "/" + shortyear;
     else if (format == 11)
       str = day + "/" + month + "/" + getLongYear(year);
     else if (format == 12)
       str = shortyear + "/" + month + "/" + day;
     else if (format == 13)
       str = shortyear + "/" + month + "/" + day;
     else {
        if (day < 10) day = "0"+day
        if (month < 10) month = "0"+month
        if (format == 14)
          str = month + "/" + day + "/" + shortyear;
        else if (format == 15)
          str = month + "/" + day + "/" + getLongYear(year);
        else if (format == 16)
          str = day + "/" + month + "/" + shortyear;
        else if (format == 17)
          str = day + "/" + month + "/" + getLongYear(year);
        else if (format == 18)
          str = shortyear + "/" + month + "/" + day;
        else if (format == 19)
          str = shortyear + "/" + month + "/" + day;
        }
     }
  document.writeln(str);
}

function writeDate()
{
   writeDateLong(0);
}

function writeTimeLong(format)
{
   d = new Date();
   hour=d.getHours();
   min=d.getMinutes();
   sec=d.getSeconds();
   if (hour < 10) hour = "0"+hour;
   if (min < 10) min = "0"+min;
   if (sec < 10) sec = "0"+sec;
   if (format == 0)
      str = hour+":"+min+":"+sec;
   else if (format == 1)
      str = hour+":"+min;
   document.writeln(str);
}

function writeTime()
{
   writeTimeLong(0);
}


// end-->
</script>


date3.txt:
<script language="javascript">
writeDate();
</script>