Date after saving as Web Page

[Mark]

We are using a date field to state that a printed document after the day
printed expires within 3 days. I am using a "live" date in Word which shows
the current date. Works fine in Word. After saving the document as a Web
Page (.htm) file the date becomes static, it never updates to the current
date. Am I doing something wrong or does the We Page (.htm) file date not
work the same? If not, is there a work around?

 

[Stefan Blom]

You will have to open the file in Word; otherwise, the date will appear as
static text.

 

[Mark]

Defeats the purpose of saving it as an .htm file doesn't it?

 

[Stefan Blom]

Well, the capabilities of Word as an HTML editor are limited.

Also, there are other means to include dates on web pages: JavaScript,
ActiveX. (I don't know how it's done or which is better, though.)

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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[Don]

Well, the capabilities of Word as an HTML editor are limited.

Also, there are other means to include dates on web pages: JavaScript,
ActiveX. (I don't know how it's done or which is better, though.)

Word and/or Front Page used ActiveX for this function.

It's best accomplished server side, rather than contained in the html.

 

[Stefan Blom]

Thank you for clarifying this.

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Microsoft Word MVP


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[Mark]

Popup blockers become a problem with ActiveX & Java scripting because of what
is installed on the system side of things. Very strict, large environment.
Having it as part of the Word/webpage format is the simplest solution. It
just seems to me that if the date field can be "live" in the Work document it
should be "live" when saved in webpage format.

I appreciate the comments. Will try a different path.