HOW TO: Display a Random Quote When a Page Is Loaded in FrontPage 2000

SUMMARY

This article contains sample JavaScript code that displays a random quote when the HTML document is loaded.

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Editing the HTML Code

1. To view the HTML code, start FrontPage, Change to the page view, and click the HTML tab.
2. Insert the following JavaScript code between the </HEAD> tag and the <BODY> tag in the HTML document:
   

         <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JScript">
         <!--
   
         function DisplayQuote() {
          // Build an array of quotes
          var quote = new Array(20)
          quote[0] = "Quote example 1"
          quote[1] = "Quote example 2"
          quote[2] = "Quote example 3"
          quote[3] = "Quote example 4"
          quote[4] = "Quote example 5"
          quote[5] = "Quote example 6"
          quote[6] = "Quote example 7"
          quote[7] = "Quote example 8"
          quote[8] = "Quote example 9"
          quote[9] = "Quote example 10"
          quote[10] = "Quote example 11"
          quote[11] = "Quote example 12"
          quote[12] = "Quote example 13"
          quote[13] = "Quote example 14"
          quote[14] = "Quote example 15"
          quote[15] = "Quote example 16"
          quote[16] = "Quote example 17"
          quote[17] = "Quote example 18"
          quote[18] = "Quote example 19"
          quote[19] = "Quote example 20"
   
          // Determine today's date and pick a quote
          // based on the second.
          var now = new Date()
          var sec = now.getSeconds()
          alert("Today's Quote:\r" + quote[sec % 20])
         }
   
         //-->
         </SCRIPT>
   						

3. Add a OnLoad directive to the BODY tag to run the Jscript.
   
   For example, the <BODY> tag should appear as follows:
   
   <BODY OnLoad="DisplayQuote()">

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