JavaScript is loosely typed. Database files are not. If you put text into a Boolean database column or a Boolean value into a date/time column, then you will get an error.
For the most part this is not a problem, except for
Take a look at the snippet below. (It's not part of our lesson, but I want you to look at it anyway.) Please notice
objConn.Open(strConnect)
sql = "INSERT INTO FoloVisit (SessionID,VisitTime) "
sql+= "Values ('" + Session.SessionID + "',#" + DateTime + "#);"
objConn.Execute(sql)
DateTime has to be in a very particular format:
Get Started:
Below is the script for Lesson 20.
<%@LANGUAGE="JavaScript"%>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript" RUNAT="Server">
Dim VBTime,VBDate,VBDateTime
VBTime = Time & " "
VBDate = Date & " "
VBDateTime = Date & " " & Time
</SCRIPT>
<%
function whatTimeIsIt()
{
var m=new Date()
var minute=m.getMinutes()
var second=m.getSeconds()
var ampm=false
if (minute >=0 && minute < 10)
{ minute=("0" + minute) }
if (second >= 0 && second < 10 )
{ second=("0" + second) }
var hours=m.getHours()
if (hours > 12)
{ ampm=true
hours=hours-12 }
if (hours==12)
{ ampm=true }
if (hours == 0)
{ hours=hours+12
ampm=false }
if (ampm)
{ ampm=" PM" }
else
{ ampm=" AM" }
var myTime=hours + ":" + minute + ":" + second + ampm
return myTime;
}
var DateTime = new Date();
var Month = (DateTime.getMonth() + 1) + "/";
var Day = DateTime.getDate() + "/";
var Year = DateTime.getFullYear();
var JustTheDate = Month + Day + Year;
var JustTheTime = whatTimeIsIt();
var DateTime = Month + Day + Year + " " + whatTimeIsIt();
Response.Write("<HTML>\r")
Response.Write("<STRONG>JavaScript Time</STRONG><BR>\r")
Response.Write("The date in proper database format is: " + JustTheDate + "<BR>\r")
Response.Write("The time in proper database format is: " + JustTheTime + "<BR>\r")
Response.Write("The date & time together are: " + DateTime + "<BR>\r")
Response.Write("<HR>\r")
Response.Write("<STRONG>VBScript Time</STRONG><BR>\r")
Response.Write("The date in proper database format is: " + VBDate + "<BR>\r")
Response.Write("The time in proper database format is: " + VBTime + "<BR>\r")
Response.Write("The date & time together are: " + VBDateTime + "<BR>\r")
Response.Write("</HTML>")
%>
Click Here to run the script in a new window.
Living on VBScript Time:
The other way to solve the problem is to use the VBScript date and time Objects. What can I say? If you can't beat 'em, steal from 'em!
Time For a Tangent:
If all you want to do is store
Final Thoughts:
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