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Trying to write a script that lobs up an alert box at a certain time preset by the user. However, the alert box never comes up. I've toyed with it all afternoon and everything I've tried has failed.

function the_TIME_now()
{
var date=new Date()
var hours=date.getHours()
var mins=date.getMinutes()
if (mins < 10)
mins="0"+mins
var secs=date.getSeconds()
if (secs < 10)
secs="0"+secs
the_time=hours+mins+secs
the_time_now=setTimeout("the_TIME_now()",001)
return the_time_now
while( eventStart != the_time_now)
the_TIME_now()
while (eventStart == the_time_now)
alert('NOW!')
}
var eventStart=prompt("What time does it start?","")

It doesn't work (I *think*) because the eventStart time is never and never can be the_time_now. I did a test for this and it proved moi correct. The problem is, I have no idea of how to resolve this.

Can you help?

Cheers

Trying to write a script that lobs up an alert box at a certain time preset by the user. However, the alert box never comes up. I've toyed with it all afternoon and everything I've tried has failed.

function the_TIME_now()
{
var date=new Date()
var hours=date.getHours()
var mins=date.getMinutes()
if (mins < 10)
mins="0"+mins
var secs=date.getSeconds()
if (secs < 10)
secs="0"+secs
the_time=hours+mins+secs
the_time_now=setTimeout("the_TIME_now()",001)
return the_time_now
while( eventStart != the_time_now)
the_TIME_now()
while (eventStart == the_time_now)
alert('NOW!')
}
var eventStart=prompt("What time does it start?","")

It doesn't work (I *think*) because the eventStart time is never and never can be the_time_now. I did a test for this and it proved moi correct. The problem is, I have no idea of how to resolve this.

Can you help?

Cheers