Thanks so much...this is perfect!
Lee <REM0VElbspamtrap@cox.net> wrote in message news:<c9u56v025st@drn.newsguy.com>...[color=blue]
> Levi said:[color=green]
> >
> >I am developing a web site for a summer comedy series. The site has
> >links to buy tickets but I want them to disappear two hours before the
> >show begins. Does anyone know how to use a simple javascript that
> >shows and hides text and links after a date has passed?[/color]
>
> This example only hides the "buy" link after the date has passed
> (it actually checks to see if it's within 2 hours of the data/time).
> It assumes that you and your customers are within the same time
> zone and that there won't be a Daylight Saving Time change just
> before showtime. Older browsers and browsers that have javascript
> disabled will still see the link.
>
>
> <html>
> <head>
> <script type="text/javascript">
> var TWO_HOURS=7200000;
> function checkExpiry(img,dateString){
> var showTime=new Date(dateString);
> var now=new Date();
> if(img.parentNode && (showTime-now)<TWO_HOURS){
> img.parentNode.style.visibility="hidden";
> }
> }
> </script>
> </head>
> <body>
> <table>
> <tr>
> <td>Show 1</td>
> <td><a href="linkToBuyTickets.html"><img border="0"
> src="http://www.azphx.com/dhtml/tmp/buy5025.gif"
> onload="checkExpiry(this,'Mon, 25 Dec 1995 13:30')"></a>
> </td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <td>Show 2</td>
> <td><a href="linkToBuyTickets.html"><img border="0"
> src="http://www.azphx.com/dhtml/tmp/buy5025.gif"
> onload="checkExpiry(this,'Mon, 25 Dec 2004 13:30')"></a>
> </td>
> </tr>
> </table>
> </body>
> </html>[/color]
Creating temporary links that expire? 
