thanks for your reply , following is my code
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<div id="timerDiv"> this is the div to which i am refreshing , or recalling , replacing
<?php
list($remaining,$auto_start) = getRemaining($pid);
$remaining=$remaining; //this variable contains the remaining time in seconds , that converts into the hours and minutes
$auto_start=$auto_start;
?>
<script type="text/javascript" >
//var month = <?php print $month?>; // 1 through 12 or '*' within the next month, '0' for the current month
//var day = '<?php print $day?>'; // day of month or + day offset
//var dow = 7; // day of week sun=1 sat=7 or 0 for whatever day it falls on
//var hour = <?php print $endHour?>; // 0 through 23 for the hour of the day
//var min = <?php print $endMinutes?>; // 0 through 59 for minutes after the hour
var tz = +5; // offset in hours from UTC to your timezone
var lab = 'cd'; // id of the entry on the page where the counter is to be inserted
function start()
{
displayCountdown(<?php print $remaining?>,lab,<?php print $auto_start?>);
}
loaded(lab,start);
// Countdown Javascript
// copyright 20th April 2005, 1st November 2009 by Stephen Chapman
// permission to use this Javascript on your web page is granted
// provided that all of the code in this script (including these
// comments) is used without any alteration
// you may change the start function if required
var pageLoaded = 0; window.onload = function() {pageLoaded = 1;}
function loaded(i,f)
{
if (document.getElementById && document.getElementById(i) != null)
f();
else if (!pageLoaded) setTimeout('loaded(\''+i+'\','+f+')',100);
}
function setCountdown(month,day,hour,min,tz)
{
var m = month; if (month=='*') m = 0;
var c = setC(m,day,hour,tz);
if (month == '*' && c < 0) c = setC('*',day,hour,tz);
return c;
}
function setC(month,day,hour,tz)
{
var toDate = new Date();
if (day.substr(0,1) == '+')
{
var day1 = parseInt(day.substr(1));
toDate.setDate(toDate.getDate()+day1);
}
else{toDate.setDate(day);}
if (month == '*')toDate.setMonth(toDate.getMonth() + 1);
else if (month > 0)
{if (month <= toDate.getMonth())toDate.setFullYear(toDate.getFullYear() + 1);toDate.setMonth(month-1);}
if (dow >0)
toDate.setDate(toDate.getDate()+(dow-1-toDate.getDay())%7);
toDate.setHours(hour);toDate.setMinutes(min-(tz*60));
toDate.setSeconds(0);
var fromDate = new Date();
fromDate.setMinutes(fromDate.getMinutes() + fromDate.getTimezoneOffset());
var diffDate = new Date(0);
diffDate.setMilliseconds(toDate - fromDate);
return Math.floor(diffDate.valueOf()/1000);
}
function displayCountdown(countdn,cd,autoStart)
{
if(countdn==autoStart)
{
document.frmfaq.submit();
}
else if (countdn < 0)
{
document.getElementById(cd).innerHTML = "";
//updateWinner(<?php print $pid?>);
//alert("winner");
}
else
{
var secs = countdn % 60;
if (secs < 10) secs = '0'+secs;
var countdn1 = (countdn - secs) / 60;
var mins = countdn1 % 60;
if (mins < 10) mins = '0'+mins;countdn1 = (countdn1 - mins) / 60;var hours = countdn1 % 24;
var days = (countdn1 - hours) / 24;
document.getElementById(cd).innerHTML = days+' days '+hours+' : '+mins+' : '+secs;
var cl = setTimeout('displayCountdown('+(countdn-1)+',\''+cd+'\','+<?php print $auto_start?>+');',999);
}
}
</script>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td align="center" style="padding-left:200px">
<div id="winnername">
</div>
<span id='cd'></span>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<script language="javascript">clearTimeout(cl);</script>
</div>
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
i am calling the following same script but with the changed remaining time using setInterval()
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
<?php
list($remaining,$auto_start) = getRemaining($pid);
$remaining=$remaining; //this variable is changed and now contains the new remaining time in seconds , that converts into the hours and minutes
$auto_start=$auto_start;
?>
<script type="text/javascript" >
//var month = <?php print $month?>; // 1 through 12 or '*' within the next month, '0' for the current month
//var day = '<?php print $day?>'; // day of month or + day offset
//var dow = 7; // day of week sun=1 sat=7 or 0 for whatever day it falls on
//var hour = <?php print $endHour?>; // 0 through 23 for the hour of the day
//var min = <?php print $endMinutes?>; // 0 through 59 for minutes after the hour
var tz = +5; // offset in hours from UTC to your timezone
var lab = 'cd'; // id of the entry on the page where the counter is to be inserted
function start()
{
displayCountdown(<?php print $remaining?>,lab,<?php print $auto_start?>);
}
loaded(lab,start);
// Countdown Javascript
// copyright 20th April 2005, 1st November 2009 by Stephen Chapman
// permission to use this Javascript on your web page is granted
// provided that all of the code in this script (including these
// comments) is used without any alteration
// you may change the start function if required
var pageLoaded = 0; window.onload = function() {pageLoaded = 1;}
function loaded(i,f)
{
if (document.getElementById && document.getElementById(i) != null)
f();
else if (!pageLoaded) setTimeout('loaded(\''+i+'\','+f+')',100);
}
function setCountdown(month,day,hour,min,tz)
{
var m = month; if (month=='*') m = 0;
var c = setC(m,day,hour,tz);
if (month == '*' && c < 0) c = setC('*',day,hour,tz);
return c;
}
function setC(month,day,hour,tz)
{
var toDate = new Date();
if (day.substr(0,1) == '+')
{
var day1 = parseInt(day.substr(1));
toDate.setDate(toDate.getDate()+day1);
}
else{toDate.setDate(day);}
if (month == '*')toDate.setMonth(toDate.getMonth() + 1);
else if (month > 0)
{if (month <= toDate.getMonth())toDate.setFullYear(toDate.getFullYear() + 1);toDate.setMonth(month-1);}
if (dow >0)
toDate.setDate(toDate.getDate()+(dow-1-toDate.getDay())%7);
toDate.setHours(hour);toDate.setMinutes(min-(tz*60));
toDate.setSeconds(0);
var fromDate = new Date();
fromDate.setMinutes(fromDate.getMinutes() + fromDate.getTimezoneOffset());
var diffDate = new Date(0);
diffDate.setMilliseconds(toDate - fromDate);
return Math.floor(diffDate.valueOf()/1000);
}
function displayCountdown(countdn,cd,autoStart)
{
if(countdn==autoStart)
{
document.frmfaq.submit();
}
else if (countdn < 0)
{
document.getElementById(cd).innerHTML = "";
//updateWinner(<?php print $pid?>);
//alert("winner");
}
else
{
var secs = countdn % 60;
if (secs < 10) secs = '0'+secs;
var countdn1 = (countdn - secs) / 60;
var mins = countdn1 % 60;
if (mins < 10) mins = '0'+mins;countdn1 = (countdn1 - mins) / 60;var hours = countdn1 % 24;
var days = (countdn1 - hours) / 24;
document.getElementById(cd).innerHTML = days+' days '+hours+' : '+mins+' : '+secs;
var cl = setTimeout('displayCountdown('+(countdn-1)+',\''+cd+'\','+<?php print $auto_start?>+');',999); // this is what is displying means the coutdown timer , i have to refresh , or reset this one
}
}
</script>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td align="center" style="padding-left:200px">
<div id="winnername">
</div>
<span id='cd'></span>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<script language="javascript">clearTimeout(cl);</script> //there i am clearing the Timeout
