Javascript

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Script: 0113
Type: JavaScript
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To install this script, follow these simple steps:

1. Cut and paste this script into the HEAD of your document:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

var str = prompt("What is your name?:", "")

<!-- Beginning of JavaScript Applet -------------------

function scrollmsg(seed)
{

var m1 = ("Thank you, "+ str+", for visiting Pachelbel's homepage...");
var m2 = " Feel free to e-mail me";
var m3 = " if you have anything to contribute.";
var m4 = " Also..don't forget to sign my guestbook";
var msg=m1+m2+m3+m4;
var out = "";
var c = 0;
if (seed > 100) {
seed--;
var cmd="scrollmsg(" + seed + ")";
timerTwo=window.setTimeout(cmd,110);
}
else if (seed <= 100 && seed > 0) {
for (c=0 ; c < seed ; c++) {
out+=" ";
}
out+=msg;
seed--;
var cmd="scrollmsg(" + seed + ")";
document.display.box.value=out;
timerTwo=window.setTimeout(cmd,110);
}
else if (seed <= 0) {
if (-seed < msg.length) {
out+=msg.substring(-seed,msg.length);
seed--;
var cmd="scrollmsg(" + seed + ")";
document.display.box.value=out;
timerTwo=window.setTimeout(cmd,110);
}
else {
document.display.box.value=" ";
timerTwo=window.setTimeout("scrollmsg(15)",110);
}
}
}
// -- End of JavaScript code -------------- -->
</SCRIPT>

2. Cut and paste this event handler within the BODY tag:

onLoad="timerONE=window.setTimeout('scrollmsg(15)',500)"

3. Cut and paste this into the BODY of your document:

<FORM NAME="display" onSubmit="0">
<center><INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="box" VALUE="" SIZE="50" BORDER+5 > </center>
</FORM>

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