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In fact there IS a way. Paste the entire code into your post and surround it with [html]script here[/html] tags.

Thanks to Sibyl for figuring this one out.

I did this and it didn't work, have you actually tried it?

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he did..   I did as well to see if it would work, and it does.

It is probably just me then, because I can't get it to work in posts . Oh well.

Quote from: - Lawrence - on February 02, 2009, 10:07:52 am

Quote from: simply sibyl on February 02, 2009, 09:20:47 am

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he did..   I did as well to see if it would work, and it does.

It is probably just me then, because I can't get it to work in posts . Oh well.

When you put it in a post using the html bbcode tags you have to put in some text along with it or it will tell you the message is empty and will not post it.   Doesnt do that with all scripts/embed codes/etc but with some it will.    If you click Preview you won't see it.   After you click on "Post" you will.  

Sibyl, I bet I know why it didn't work when Lawrence tried it.

And you do too...you're the one who said it...but not in the your post quoted above. There's another reason...

do you mind enlightening us so that Lawerence does not have to guess?    Jade we are here to help ya know.. not to play guessing games 

I bet Lawrence tried it here on this board, not on his own.

You said in a post earlier in this thread that it only works for admins.

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I bet Lawrence tried it here on this board, not on his own.

You said in a post earlier in this thread that it only works for admins.

I do actually know it won't work here.

I have posted here: http://lawrencecode.smfforfree.com/index.php/topic,5.0.html
With: Testing this code:
[html]<script language="JavaScript">

//Code by Lawrence.

TargetDate = "03/01/2009 12:00 PM";
BackColor = "red";
ForeColor = "black";
CountActive = true;
CountStepper = -1;
LeadingZero = true;
DisplayFormat = "%%D%% Days, %%H%% Hours, %%M%% Minutes, %%S%% Seconds until March.";
FinishMessage = "March is here.";
</script>
<script language="JavaScript" src="http://lawrencecodes.googlepages.com/count.js"></script>[/html]
I really don't know why it won't work.

Nice code lawrence.  Keep it up!

Thank-you, and will do .

I really don't know why it won't work.

Well, we're all using the same smf software, so it's gotta be a simple problem that you can fix.

1) As Sibyl said, you can't have it in your header or footer AND in a post- it's either header, footer OR post

2) As Sibyl clarified, You need to be admin on the board you're posting it to

3) As Sibyl pointed out, You need the html tags

4) You need to make sure all the variables in the script are full, of course with no missing characters, extra spaces, etc.

I used exactly this in my post, I suggest you copy it even though you're not getting divorced in 33 days, 12 hours, 58 minutes and 56 seconds like I am.

[html]<script language="JavaScript">

//Code created by Lawrence.

TargetDate = "03/09/2009 09:00 AM";
BackColor = "yellow";
ForeColor = "FONT COLOUR";
CountActive = true;
CountStepper = -1;
LeadingZero = true;
DisplayFormat = "%%D%% Days, %%H%% Hours, %%M%% Minutes, %%S%% Seconds until The Divorce Trial.";
FinishMessage = "FINISHED MESSAGE";
</script>
<script language="JavaScript" src="http://lawrencecodes.googlepages.com/count.js"></script>[/html]