I am trying to get the system datetime stamp returned into a macro language variable. I have tried many variations of code, but none has worked so far. Something like the following should work, but I am not an expert in Javascript and it is probably missing some key part.

$_Snippet_Value = injectJS( var d = new Date(dateString);
alert( $_Snippet_Value, "datestring", INFO);

I know the MacroLanguage is correct because Siria was able to get a sorting program to work.

Siria's code

$_puzzle=injectJS("var puzzle=navigator.MacroVarPuzzle.substr(127,9999); navigator.MacroVarPuzzle=puzzle; function returnVar(v){return v;} returnVar(puzzle);");

I am sure that that all or part of the returnVar(), etc code is needed, but I have tried many times and I have not gotten it right yet.

Any help will be appreciated.

Hanlon’s razor is an eponymous adage named after Robert J. Hanlon that states: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”

JamesD



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/24/2012 03:04AM by JamesD.

In case someone didn't answer this, the injectJS takes a string argument, you need to put it into quotes in other words.

Thanks snuz2

I have made a little progress. I have finally gotten something returned in the macro variable. Unfortunately is the the word 'undefined'. I guess that is progress compared to all the empty strings I have had before.

Below are my attempts and results ( most recent on top ).

# "undefined"  $_Snippet_Value = injectJS( "var date = new Date();"); 
# "undefined"  $_Snippet_Value = injectJS( "var date = new Date()"); 
# $_Snippet_Value = injectJS( "function rds {var date = new Date()  return date} ");
# $_Snippet_Value = injectJS( "var date = new Date();  return date; "); 
# $_Snippet_Value = injectJS( "var date = new Date();  return; "); 
# $_Snippet_Value = injectJS( "var date = new Date();  returnVar(date); "); 
# $_Snippet_Value = injectJS( "var date = new Date();  {return date;} ;"); 
# $_Snippet_Value = injectJS( "var date = new Date()  function returnVar(date){return date;} returnVar(date);");
# Siria's code 
# $_puzzle=injectJS("var puzzle=navigator.MacroVarPuzzle.substr(127,9999); navigator.MacroVarPuzzle=puzzle; function returnVar(v){return v;} returnVar(puzzle);");


_Snippet_RunCode {
$_Snippet_Value = injectJS( "var date = new Date()"); 
alert( $_Snippet_Value, "datestring", INFO);
}

I tried putting a {return date} but just got an empty string. Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?

Hanlon’s razor is an eponymous adage named after Robert J. Hanlon that states: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”

JamesD

It is TOO SIMPLE. The code that works is:

$_Snippet_Value = injectJS( "Date()"); 
alert( $_Snippet_Value, "datestring", INFO);

I finally found that there was no 'var' statement in my JavaScript book.

Hanlon’s razor is an eponymous adage named after Robert J. Hanlon that states: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”

JamesD