I realize this question is pretty wide in it's scope, but an answer would
REALLY help. I am trying to create a small scheduling program that uses a
database to populate data in a web page. I would like for the schedule to
prompt the user at certain times, provided certain criteria are met. for
example, if the end time of a certain event has passed, I would like the
program to generate an alert stating that the event is finished. First, using
actionscript, how do i call the current time into the program? secondly, how
can I compare the current time to something like an end time? I figured a
standard if else statement would work, but I am quickly discovering it isn't
that simple...

any help is greatly appreciated....
Fro

you can use getTimer() to obtain the time(s) at certain key points in your
movie. you can use setInterval() to initiate a function call after an amount
of time that can be fixed or variable. you can use the Date() object to obtain
the clients date/time. and finally you may be able to access your server's
date/time using a server-side executable like perl or asp etc.

hi...have you taken a look at the new function setInterval? It's great to call
within a certain frequency, e.g. every 10 seconds or if you want every 5 hours.
It works like this:


myTimer = setInterval(myFunction,5000);

function myFunction(){
trace("and again five seconds have past");
clearInterval(myTimer); // remove this line if you want the function to ce
balled continuously..
}

The second parameter of setIntervals is the time in miliseconds after which
the function is called. I don't know if it accepts values that allow you to
call a function every ten weeks, but for some hours it should work.