View Full Version : Help: Replacing the entry date with text


sally_the_torn
11-26-2005, 08:53 PM
I make layouts and I've been trying to figure out how to replace the date above the entry with words of my own...Please help me or tell me where to change something. Thank you!

-Stephanie

guilinger123
12-23-2005, 02:24 AM
<script type="text/javascript">
//
// ©2004 EasterEgg
//
// For use at Xanga only.
//
// While the date in your blogheader has a fixed format
// (e.g. "Tuesday, March 16, 2004") you may want to use
// another date format, accustomed to *your* preferences.
// This script enables you to apply pretty much any date
// format to your blogheader you like.
//
// Here's how it works:
// The script collects all blogheaders and applies to them
// a format you define by changing the value of the variable
// "dateFormatStr" in the code below. Currently that value is
// set to 'ddd, mm/dd/yy', which will result in a date that
// looks like this: 'Tue, 03/16/04'. If you want to use slashes
// instead of divisions as date separators, go right ahead; you
// can even add HTML to the date format string if you like!
//
// =================
// listing of available constants (using the date
// "Tuesday, March 16, 2004" as an example):
//
// dd = 16
// ddd = Tue
// dddd = Tuesday
//
// mm = 03
// mmm = Mar
// mmmm = March
//
// yy = 04
// yyyy = 2004
//
// =================
//
// You can use any combination of the above constants. Examples:
//
// 'mm/dd/yyyy' will result in '03/16/2004'
// 'mmm dd, yy' will result in 'Mar 16, 04'
// 'mm-dd-yy (dddd)' will result in '03-16-04 (Tuesday)'
// '{ ddd, mmm dd, yyyy }', will result in '{ Tue, Mar 16, 2004 }'
//
// Get the general idea?
//
// Copy this entire code and paste it in the webstats box of your
// Look and Feel page.
//
// You're free to use this script as long as this comment remains
// intact. Future modifications allowed if due credit is given.
//
function formatEntryDate()
{
// ***** adjust the dateFormatStr below as you see fit
// ================================================== =
dateFormatStr = '<table width="210"><tr><td bgcolor="#606060" style="font-family:Lucida Console; font-size:14px; color: #FFFFFF;">// mm.dd.yy</div></td></tr></table>';
// ================================================== =

function getMonthNr(sMonth)
{
months = new Array(
"Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec");
for (var n = 0; n < months.length; ++n)
{
if (months[n] == sMonth)
{
if ( n + 1 < 10)
return '0' + (n + 1).toString()
else
return (n + 1).toString();
}
}
}
allDivs = document.getElementsByTagName('div');
for (var i = 0; i < allDivs.length; ++i)
{
if (allDivs[i].className == 'blogheader')
{
newDateFormat = dateFormatStr;

// day
entryDate = allDivs[i].innerHTML;
dayLong = entryDate.substr(0, entryDate.indexOf(',')); // dddd
dayShort = dayLong.substr(0, 3); // ddd
tempStr = entryDate.substr(dayLong.length + 1);
dayNr = tempStr.substr(tempStr.indexOf(',') - 2, 2); // dd
newDateFormat = newDateFormat.replace('dddd', dayLong);
newDateFormat = newDateFormat.replace('ddd', dayShort);
newDateFormat = newDateFormat.replace('dd', dayNr);
// month
monthLong = tempStr.substr(1, tempStr.indexOf(',') - 3);// mmmm
monthShort = monthLong.substr(0, 3); // mmm
monthNr = getMonthNr(monthShort); // mm
newDateFormat = newDateFormat.replace('mmmm', monthLong);
newDateFormat = newDateFormat.replace('mmm', monthShort);
newDateFormat = newDateFormat.replace('mm', monthNr);
// year
yearLong = tempStr.substr(tempStr.indexOf(',') + 2); // yyyy
yearShort = yearLong.substr(2); // yy
newDateFormat = newDateFormat.replace('yyyy', yearLong);
newDateFormat = newDateFormat.replace('yy', yearShort);
allDivs[i].innerHTML = newDateFormat;
}
}
}
formatEntryDate();
</script>