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<!-- JavaScript:Dates code snippet 4. -->
<!-- Formatting then writing the date using multiple 'if statements'.-->

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<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
<!-- begin
function writeDate()
{
var now = new Date();
var yeardate = now.getFullYear();
var date = now.getDate();
// variables are created as arrays
var dayName = now.getDay();
var monthName = now.getMonth();
// assign names to each element of the array
// month and day arrays are indexed from 0
if(dayName==0) {day = "Sunday";}
if(dayName==1) {day = "Monday";}
if(dayName==2) {day = "Tuesday";}
if(dayName==3) {day = "Wednesday";}
if(dayName==4) {day = "Thursday";}
if(dayName==5) {day = "Friday";}
if(dayName==6) {day = "Saturday";}
if(monthName==0) {month="January";}
if(monthName==1) {month="February";}
if(monthName==2) {month="March";}
if(monthName==3) {month="April";}
if(monthName==4) {month="May";}
if(monthName==5) {month="June";}
if(monthName==6) {month="July";}
if(monthName==7) {month="August";}
if(monthName==8) {month="September";}
if(monthName==9) {month="October";}
if(monthName==10) {month="November";}
if(monthName==11) {month="December";}
// concatenate as one statement
document.write(day + ", " + month + " " + date +", "+ yeardate);
}
// end -->
</script>
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<!--
writeDate();
// -->
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