Is that really appropriate?? What if I have my Locale set to France, and my clock set to Pacific Standard Time? Then what? (assume I am on the east coast of the USA...)
Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: Vinu Varghese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 8:05 AM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: Getting the date/time from the client > > Thanks Pid, > > I think that is a good idea > Let me try > > - Regards > Vinu > > Pid wrote: > > you can get a Locale from the request, and adjust the time accordingly. > > > > Vinu Varghese wrote: > > > >> but that still sets the server date - yes ? > >> > >> Pid wrote: > >> > >>> write a filter that activates for that url, and get the time just > before > >>> you doFilter. if you need to, you can pass the date obj as an > attribute > >>> > >>> Date date = new Date(); > >>> hreq.setAttribute("thisIsTheDate", date); > >>> chain.doFilter(hreq, hres); > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Jon Wingfield wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> The HTTP spec (rfc2616) says clients should only send the Date header > >>>> with http messages with body content (POST, PUT) and even then it's > >>>> optional. > >>>> > >>>> Try adding a date string as a parameter on your GET request which > your > >>>> servlet can then parse from request.getParameter(...). > >>>> > >>>> One way to do this would be to change your link to a form with a > hidden > >>>> input field for your date value. Add an onclick/onsubmit javascript > >>>> handler to your form button which sets the value of the hidden field > to > >>>> the current date in a format that your servlet will understand. > >>>> > >>>> for example: > >>>> > >>>> function setDate(form) { > >>>> form.dateField.value = new Date().toString(); > >>>> } > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Example assumes a hidden form input field with name dateField. > >>>> > >>>> HTH, > >>>> > >>>> Jon > >>>> > >>>> Vinu Varghese wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> SK, > >>>>> That javascript prints the current client time. But I want the > client > >>>>> time with the request. > >>>>> The scenario is : > >>>>> > >>>>> I have a index.jsp > >>>>> > >>>>> <%@ page language="java" contentType="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" > >>>>> pageEncoding="ISO-8859-1"%> > >>>>> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> > >>>>> <html> > >>>>> <head> > >>>>> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; > >>>>> charset=ISO-8859-1"> > >>>>> <title>Insert title here</title> > >>>>> </head> > >>>>> <body> > >>>>> Client time : <a href="clienttime.htm"> Click</a> > >>>>> </body> > >>>>> </html> > >>>>> > >>>>> and a servlet that can take the client time (Hoping to :-) ) which > is > >>>>> mapped to 'clienttime.htm' > >>>>> > >>>>> protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, > >>>>> HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException { > >>>>> response.setContentType("text/plain"); > >>>>> long time = request.getDateHeader("Date"); // Hoping to > >>>>> get the client date. > >>>>> PrintWriter out = response.getWriter(); > >>>>> out.println("Server time " + new Date()); > >>>>> out.println("Client time (long) " + time); > >>>>> out.println("Client time " + new Date(time)); > >>>>> } > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Is there any way to do this (get the client time from the request) ? > >>>>> Or Am I trying to do a dumb thing ? ;) > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks & Regards > >>>>> Vinu > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Shinya Koizumi wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Vinu > >>>>>> Yeah, you are right about it, I can't get getDateHeader working. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> For the solution one, I have setup like this for jsp and worked. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> <%@ page session="false" %> > >>>>>> <html> > >>>>>> <head> > >>>>>> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; > >>>>>> charset=iso-8859-1"> > >>>>>> <title><%= application.getServerInfo() %></title> > >>>>>> </head> > >>>>>> <body> > >>>>>> Current Time: > >>>>>> <% > >>>>>> out.println("<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript>"); > >>>>>> out.println("var currentTime = new Date();"); > >>>>>> out.println("document.write(currentTime.toLocaleString());"); > >>>>>> out.println("</SCRIPT>"); > >>>>>> out.println("</HEAD>"); > >>>>>> %> > >>>>>> </body> > >>>>>> </html> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> SK > >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vinu Varghese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > minds.org> > >>>>>> To: "Tomcat Users List" <users@tomcat.apache.org> > >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 1:24 AM > >>>>>> Subject: Re: Getting the date/time from the client > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thanks SK, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I tried the second solution , but request.getDateHeader("Date") > >>>>>>> returns -1 . > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Also I didn't understand the first solution ( embed a javascript), > >>>>>>> Can u > >>>>>>> pls elaborate that. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thanks and regards > >>>>>>> Vinu > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Shinya Koizumi wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> One is to embed javascript in the output > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> out.println("<HTML><HEAD><title>JavaScriptExample</title>"); > >>>>>>>> out.println("<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript>"); > >>>>>>>> out.println("function back() {"); > >>>>>>>> out.println("history.back(-1);"); > >>>>>>>> out.println("}"); > >>>>>>>> out.println("</SCRIPT>"); > >>>>>>>> out.println("</HEAD>"); > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> The other solution is to get it from the request header. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, > HttpServletResponse > >>>>>>>> response) > >>>>>>>> throws ServletException, IOException { > >>>>>>>> long l = request.getDateHeader("Date"); > >>>>>>>> Date d = new Date(l); > >>>>>>>> System.out.println(d); > >>>>>>>> } > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> SK > >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vinu Varghese" > >>>>>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>>>> To: "Tomcat Users List" <users@tomcat.apache.org> > >>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 12:51 AM > >>>>>>>> Subject: Getting the date/time from the client > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Hi All, > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> I am doing a project in jsp/servlet and tomcat, which requires > to > >>>>>>>>> take > >>>>>>>>> the client date/time (ie the time of the machine the browser is > >>>>>>>>> running). Is there any way to accomplish this ? > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Thanks & regards > >>>>>>>>> Vinu > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>>> ........................................ > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Vinu Varghese > >>>>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>>>> www.x-minds.org > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>> ........................................ > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Vinu Varghese > >>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>>> www.x-minds.org > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > >>>>>> To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > >>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > -- > ........................................ > > Vinu Varghese > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.x-minds.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
