How to get Server time & pass to javascript to display clock

[gskoli]

I have created a gif based digital clock but problem is that it will show me the client side time . I am a perl developer so i am getting server time, i mean , i can fetch that time , to pass the javascript .
Can we do that i will fetch the server time only once and from that will create time .

snippet of code given below :

function dotime(){ 
        theTime=setTimeout('dotime();',10000);
        d = new Date();
        hr= d.getHours()+100;
        mn= d.getMinutes()+100;
        se= d.getSeconds()+100; var time_str = document.clock_form.time_str.value ; //alert (time_str);
        if(hr==100){
                hr=112;am_pm='am';
        }
        else if(hr<112){
                am_pm='am';
        }
        else if(hr==112){
                am_pm='pm';
        }
        else if(hr>112){
                am_pm='pm';hr=(hr-12);
        }
        tot=''+hr+mn+se;
        document.hr1.src = '/flash_files/digits/dg'+tot.substring(1,2)+'.gif';
        document.hr2.src = '/flash_files/digits/dg'+tot.substring(2,3)+'.gif';
        document.mn1.src = '/flash_files/digits/dg'+tot.substring(4,5)+'.gif';
        document.mn2.src = '/flash_files/digits/dg'+tot.substring(5,6)+'.gif';
        document.se1.src = '/flash_files/digits/dg'+tot.substring(7,8)+'.gif';
        document.se2.src = '/flash_files/digits/dg'+tot.substring(8,9)+'.gif';
        document.ampm.src= '/flash_files/digits/dg'+am_pm+'.gif';
}
dotime();
 
 

[Dormilich]

just print the timestamp (RFC1123/RFC822 or Milliseconds) into the Date() constructor.

[gskoli]

Thanks for reply, But not getting you. Can u give me some example or snippet?

[Dormilich]

I don’t know how to do it in Perl, but I could give you an example in PHP.

function dotime(){ 
        theTime=setTimeout(dotime,10000);
        d = new Date("<?php echo date("r"); ?>");
        hr= d.getHours()+100;
        mn= d.getMinutes()+100;
        // etc.

[gskoli]

@Dormilich
Can you elaborate it please?

[Dormilich]

description of the Date() construtor.

if you want to feed JavaScript with a time from the server, you have to pass the Date() constructor a date/time (see above). however, JS by default uses local timezone settings for its output, unless you use Date’s getUTC* methods. (also listed in the link above).

[gskoli]

Thanks for reply ...

[gskoli]

Thanks BUddy ..
But i have tried it with that i was getting time in 822 format with passing it in hidden variable ...
But giving error ...
So can you try it out with the code something ,

Thanks In advance..