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Hello...
I use javascript countdown timer in my page.
Each time the page is being refreshed, the countdown is restarting.
I blocked the F5 function to avoid the page being refreshed.
It works, but it doesnt block the browser's refresh button.

So what i gonna do is unblocked the F5, since it doesnt do any good.
Then i need to store the time into cookies, exactly when the page is refreshed.
The cookie is used to process the time then continue the countdown timer.

Below are my scripts:

<html>
<head>
<title>Timer Test</title>


<script type="text/javascript">
var _countDowncontainer=0;
var _currentSeconds=0;


function ActivateCountDown(strContainerID, initialValue) {
_countDowncontainer = document.getElementById(strContainerID);


if (!_countDowncontainer) {
alert("count down error: container does not exist: "+strContainerID+
"\nmake sure html element with this ID exists");
return;
}


SetCountdownText(initialValue);
window.setTimeout("CountDownTick()", 1000);
}


function CountDownTick() {
if (_currentSeconds <= 0) {
alert("your time has expired!");
return;
}


SetCountdownText(_currentSeconds-1);
window.setTimeout("CountDownTick()", 1000);
}


function SetCountdownText(seconds) {
//store:
_currentSeconds = seconds;


//get minutes:
var minutes=parseInt(seconds/60);


//shrink:
seconds = (seconds%60);


//get hours:
var hours=parseInt(minutes/60);


//shrink:
minutes = (minutes%60);


//build text:
var strText = AddZero(hours) + ":" + AddZero(minutes) + ":" + AddZero(seconds);


//apply:
_countDowncontainer.innerHTML = strText;
}


function AddZero(num) {
return ((num >= 0)&&(num < 10))?"0"+num:num+"";
}
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function WindowLoad(event) {
ActivateCountDown("CountDownPanel", 100);
document.dodi.tombol.disabled="disabled"
}


document.onkeydown=checkKeyCode;


</script>


</head>
<body>
Time remaining: <span id="CountDownPanel"></span></br>
<form name=dodi>
<td><input type="button" name="tombol" value="Start"  onClick="WindowLoad()"></td></tr>
</form>


</body>
</html>

After i pressed the start button, the countdown starts.
Is there a way to save the value of countdown timer into cookie when the page is refreshed?
Many thanks for the help....

Edited by happygeek because: fixed formatting
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Why do this? It seems pointless.

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Why do this? It seems pointless.

Well the countdown has the set timeout. When the page is refreshed, the set timeout always start from beginning. i need to get the time when the page is refreshed, so i can have the elapsed time.

Then the new set timeout = the previous set timeout - elapsed time.

But actually, i found some way to do this using session instead of cookies. Though it needs some modification on the javascript.

Thanks anyway...

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