//--------------------------------------------------------------------
// declare global variables
// declared only once, at program load time

var today, monthNum, dayNum, date, year, hours, minutes, seconds

today = new Date;							// get current date and time

monthNum = today.getMonth();	// get month #
dayNum = today.getDay();			// get day #
date = today.getDate();				// get date
year = today.getFullYear();		// get full year

hours = today.getHours();			// get hours
minutes = today.getMinutes();	// get minutes
seconds = today.getSeconds();	// get seconds (my not be used)
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function getToday()								// display date as part of header
{
var dayName = new Array ("Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday");
var monthName = new Array ("January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December");

var day = dayName[dayNum];				// get day name
var month = monthName[monthNum];	// get month name

var ampm = " AM";									// initialize as AM
if (hours == 0)					// if between 12 and 1 AM
{
	hours = 12;						// set hours to 12
	ampm = " AM";					// set to AM
}
else if (hours == 12)		// if between 12 and 1 PM
{
	ampm = " PM";					// set to PM
}
else if (hours > 12)		// if after noon
{
	hours = hours - 12;		// convert from military time
	ampm = " PM";					// set to PM
}
	
if (minutes < 10)						// if minutes needs leading zero
	minutes = "0" + minutes;	// add it

if (seconds < 10)						// if seconds needs leading zero
	seconds = "0" + seconds;	// add it

var fullDate = day + ", " + month + " " + date + ", " + year + " @ " + hours + ":" + minutes + ":" + seconds + ampm;
return fullDate;
}
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