// Author: ricocheting.com
// For: public release (freeware)
// Date: 4/24/2003
// Description: displays the amount of time until the "dateFuture" entered below.
/* 
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© 2007 Andy's Media Services
Updated and Modified by Andy's Media Services 4/3/2007

Not to be used for commercial purposes.
For private use only.

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*/
/*
NOTE to change date:
Enter one month less than current month, eg. 0 = January, 1 = February
The hour is in 24 hour format, eg. 1 = 1am, 15 = 3pm
Format: dateFuture = new Date(year,month-1,day,hour,min,sec)
eg. dateFuture = new Date(2003,03,26,14,15,00) = April 26, 2003 - 2:15:00 pm
*/

dateFuture = new Date(2010,7,09,09,00,00);

// TESTING: After testing comment out the line below to stop the print out the "dateFuture".
// document.write("<br />" + dateFuture +"<br />");

function left(){

	dateNow = new Date();									//grab current date
	amount = dateFuture.getTime() - dateNow.getTime();		//calc milliseconds between dates
	delete dateNow;

	// time is already past
	if(amount < 0){
		document.getElementById('austchamps').innerHTML="Sorry, it's over now until next year!";
	}
	// date is still good
	else{
		days=0;hours=0;mins=0;secs=0;out="";

		amount = Math.floor(amount/1000);	//kill the "milliseconds" so just secs

		days=Math.floor(amount/86400);	//days
		amount=amount%86400;

		hours=Math.floor(amount/3600);	//hours
		amount=amount%3600;

		mins=Math.floor(amount/60);	//minutes
		amount=amount%60;

		secs=Math.floor(amount);	//seconds

		{out += "Don't miss out, there are only <br>"};
		if(days != 0){out += days +" day"+((days!=1)?"s":"")+", ";}
		if(days != 0 || hours != 0){out += hours +" hour"+((hours!=1)?"s":"")+", ";}
//		if(days != 0 || hours != 0){out += hours +" hour"+((hours!=1)?"s":"")+",<br> ";}
		if(days != 0 || hours != 0 || mins != 0){out += mins +" minute"+((mins!=1)?"s":"")+", ";}
		out += "<strong class=\"red\">"+ secs +"</strong>" +" seconds";
		out += "<br> to go before the 2010 <br> Australian Bush Poetry Championships start ";
//		out += secs +" seconds" +" <br> to go before the 2008 <br> Australian Bush Poetry Championships start ";
//		out += secs +" seconds";

//		out += "<br />" + dateFuture +"<br />";

		document.getElementById('austchamps').innerHTML=out;
		setTimeout("left()", 1000);
	}
}