To send an email only within a specific time frame, such as during a sale, you can switch the email ID in the Send Email field of a trigger. However, a more effective approach is to set up two triggers that send emails based on when the cart was abandoned.
Send only if a cart is created within a specified date range
For the trigger you want to send during the event, use the following code:
result.proceed = false;
var startDate = new Date('2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC');
var endDate = new Date('2013-10-09 23:59:59 UTC');
if (cart.dt >= startDate && cart.dt <= endDate) { result.proceed = true; }
Change the startDate and endDate variables to match the date and time of the period you want to send the emails for.
Stop send if a cart is created time within a specified date range
For the trigger you want to stop during an event, use the following code:
result.proceed = true;
var startDate = new Date('2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC');
var endDate = new Date('2013-10-09 23:59:59 UTC');
if (cart.dt >= startDate && cart.dt <= endDate) { result.proceed = false; }
Time zone considerations
These times must be in the UTC time zone (also known as GMT). You must convert your local time to UTC, taking into account Daylight Saving Time/Summertime.
For example, if you are in Miami and have a sale on October 9, 2013, you would be in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), which is four hours behind UTC (compared to Eastern Standard Time, which is five hours behind).
| Miami (EDT) | UTC |
Start Date | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 | 2013-10-09 04:00:00 |
End Date | 2013-10-09 23:59:59 | 2013-10-10 03:59:59 |
You can find the current UTC time here and here's an online time zone converter.