Yes, it does work. Thanks. However, is there a way to make sure it always works, even if the browser doesn't have javascript enabled?
On 10/18/05, Matthew Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah, it works. I just tried it. > > Matthew Small > Web Developer > American City Business Journals > 704-973-1045 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:52 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: A timeout alert > > Use CF to find the difference from now until your time in milliseconds, > then > use the following code to execute it. Say your time is five minutes from > now: > 5 minutes * 60 seconds * 1000 milliseconds = 300000 milliseconds > > <script lang="javascript"> > function TimeExpired() > { > alert ("Your time is up!"); > window.location.href = "http://server.com/somepage.html";; > } > </script> > > <body onload="setTimeout('TimeExpired();', 300000 ); > > > I haven't tested this but I think it will do the trick. > > > Matthew Small > Web Developer > American City Business Journals > 704-973-1045 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 2:29 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: A timeout alert > > I need some help with that javascript, please. > > Thanks. > > On 10/18/05, Bobby Hartsfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > You've got the time you need in the database so you can get the > difference > > of now and that time then use that as your count down value in js > > > > > > ..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. > > Bobby Hartsfield > > http://acoderslife.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:55 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: A timeout alert > > > > Hi. I am working on a forum application. There is a fixed time to > respond > > to > > each posting. I want the user responding to a posting to get an alert, > > even > > if he is typing at the last minute, saying: "Sorry, this posting has > > reached > > its expiration time, you are being taken to the home page now." > > There's a db field that holds the expiration time for each posting. > That's > > what we will compare the current time to. Or maybe start a timer as soon > > as > > the user comes to the page, and display an alert at the end of the > timer. > > Any ideas how to do this in CF? Code examples will help. > > > > Thanks, > > Ken > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:221367 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
