Display Date Dependant Content

Displaying content depending on what the current date value is a powerful and effective tool that adds value to any website. Whether it is to showcase a limited time offer, or to �automatically� update pages with new content while you�re miles away. The following code repeats the process to three times to demonstrate the full effects of date dependent content. The content is set to display only on 12/31/2014 and shows a preview and how many days until the content will show up and an after view after expiration.

<% 
' The following for next loop is used to demonstrate
' how this code will work on three different dates
' The varible the_date should be set to date() to retrieve 
' the current date when implemented 
for count = 1 to 3

if count = 1 then  the_date=#12/30/2014#

if count = 2 then the_date=#12/31/2014#

if count = 3 then the_date=#01/01/2015#


 start_date= #12/31/2014#
 expiration_date = #01/01/2015#
 
 Response.Write "Start Date =" & start_date &" End Date =" & expiration_date & " Today =" & the_date & "<br />"

if start_date <= the_date then

	if expiration_date - the_date <= 0 then 
		Response.Write "Content has expired <u>on</u> "& expiration_date

	else
		Response.Write "Content will appear <u>for</u>" & expiration_date - the_date " & more day(s)"
	end if
else
	Response.Write "Content will appear <u>in</u>" & abs(the_date - start_date)

end if
next
%>

The Result is something like:

Start Date =12/31/2014
End Date =1/1/2015
Today =12/30/2014

If today's date was 12/30/2014 the content will appear in 1 more day(s)
If today's date was 12/31/2014 the content will appear for 1 more day(s)
If today's date was 1/1/2015 the content has expired.

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