World clock time zone

something like:

d = new Date();
trace(d.getHours());
d.setHours(d.getHours()+8);
trace(d.getHours());

?

..obviously you are aware that this only is the time on the clients machine?

Thanks Mat.

I am aware.
Just that I am no programmer.
Where do I apply the code? I never made a flash file.

Also, what if I wanted a flash that will change the time difference according to the html code so that I can add other countries later on.

/Michael

you can't just apply the code. first you have to make the clock in Macromedia Flash then add the code as an "action" in Macromedia Flash.

kengun is right. I thought you did the clock yourself and just needed to add 8 hours? Theres plenty of downloadable flash source files out there. Just google them :)

Depending on their specific implementation you have to do something like the above mentioned to set the time for another timezone.

right.

Can anyone help make the clock?
Here is the existing flash http://viehweg.dk/world/relog.rar

Much appreciated.

I dont have winrar installed, and I dont need it :)

Here's a tutorial on doing an analogue clock i flash mx: http://www.webthang.co.uk/tuts/tuts_fmx/eric1/eric1.asp

When doing a clock thats some hours ahead (or behind) just find the place in the code where it says getHours() and change it with setHours() like in my example.

Thanks.. will try

dr.m> to "manipulate" the clock in the file above we need the .fla file. The .fla file is the workfile for Macromedia Flash. Then we can add the +8 hour.

Doh, I am afraid that's gonna be a problem as I don't actually have one..

.fla files are the source files which are directly editable in flash. It is like a recipe containing all the different parts needed for the cake.

.swf files are the compiled versions of the source files and therefore they cannot be edited directly. It is like a cake made from the recipe - you cannot leave out the milk if it is already mixed up... ;-)

The most elegant way to solve this problem is to rebuild the flash clock from scratch and make it read the time difference externally from either a php/asp or even just an html page. By setting two local variables externally, like "city=Copenhagen&timeDifference=1" for example, you could have several instances of the same flashclock even on the same page, showing different time in different cities.

This is the way I would do it - of course it takes some time developing it, but in my opinion it is the most versatile solution since you don't have to edit the flash code and then recompile an swf file for each time setting. You can just set the values externally.

Good luck to you! :-)

Best regards
larsholmgaard.dk

Thanks

You're welcome