function checkdate(objName) 
{
	var datefield = objName;
	
	//alert("Checkdate function");
	
	if (chkdate(objName) == false) 
	{
		datefield.select();
		alert("That date is invalid.  Please try again.");
		datefield.value="";
		datefield.focus();
		return false;
	}
	else 
	{
		return true;
	}
}

function chkdate(objName) 
{
	//var strDatestyle = "US"; //United States date style
	var strDatestyle = "EU";  //European date style
	var strDate;
	var strDateArray;
	var strDay;
	var strMonth;
	var strYear = "";
	var intday;
	var intMonth;
	var intYear;
	var booFound = false;
	var datefield = objName;
	var strSeparatorArray = new Array("-"," ","/",".");
	var intElementNr;
	var err = 0;
	var strMonthArray = new Array(12);
	strMonthArray[0] = "Jan";
	strMonthArray[1] = "Feb";
	strMonthArray[2] = "Mar";
	strMonthArray[3] = "Apr";
	strMonthArray[4] = "May";
	strMonthArray[5] = "Jun";
	strMonthArray[6] = "Jul";
	strMonthArray[7] = "Aug";
	strMonthArray[8] = "Sep";
	strMonthArray[9] = "Oct";
	strMonthArray[10] = "Nov";
	strMonthArray[11] = "Dec";
	
	
	strDate = datefield.value;
	if (strDate.length < 1) 
	{
		return true;
	}
	
	for (intElementNr = 0; intElementNr < strSeparatorArray.length; intElementNr++) 
	{
		if (strDate.indexOf(strSeparatorArray[intElementNr]) != -1) 
		{
			strDateArray = strDate.split(strSeparatorArray[intElementNr]);
			if (strDateArray.length != 3) 
			{
				err = 1;
				return false;
			}
			else 
			{
				strDay = strDateArray[0];
				strMonth = strDateArray[1];
				strYear = strDateArray[2];
			}
			booFound = true;
   		}
	}

	if (booFound == false)
	{
		if (strDate.length>5) 
		{
			strDay = strDate.substr(0, 2);
			strMonth = strDate.substr(2, 2);
			strYear = strDate.substr(4);
		}
	}
	
	if (strYear.length == 2) 
	{
		strYear = '20' + strYear;
	}

	// US style
	if (strDatestyle == "US") 
	{
		strTemp = strDay;
		strDay = strMonth;
		strMonth = strTemp;
	}
	intday = parseInt(strDay, 10);
	if (isNaN(intday)) 
	{
		err = 2;
		return false;
	}
	intMonth = parseInt(strMonth, 10);
	if (isNaN(intMonth)) 
	{
		for (i = 0;i<12;i++) 
		{
			if (strMonth.toUpperCase() == strMonthArray[i].toUpperCase()) 
			{
				intMonth = i+1;
				strMonth = strMonthArray[i];
				i = 12;
			}
		}

		if (isNaN(intMonth)) 
		{
			err = 3;
			return false;
		}
	}

	intYear = parseInt(strYear, 10);
	if (isNaN(intYear)) 
	{
		err = 4;
		return false;
	}

	if (intMonth>12 || intMonth<1) 
	{
		err = 5;
		return false;
	}
	if ((intMonth == 1 || intMonth == 3 || intMonth == 5 || intMonth == 7 || intMonth == 8 || intMonth == 10 || intMonth == 12) && (intday > 31 || intday < 1)) 
	{
		err = 6;
		return false;
	}
	if ((intMonth == 4 || intMonth == 6 || intMonth == 9 || intMonth == 11) && (intday > 30 || intday < 1)) 
	{
		err = 7;
		return false;
	}
	if (intMonth == 2) 
	{
		if (intday < 1) 
		{
			err = 8;
			return false;
		}
		if (LeapYear(intYear) == true) 
		{
			if (intday > 29) 
			{
				err = 9;
				return false;
			}
		}
		else 
		{
			if (intday > 28) 
			{
				err = 10;
				return false;
			}
		}
	}
	if (strDatestyle == "US") 
	{
		datefield.value = strMonthArray[intMonth-1] + " " + intday+" " + strYear;
	}
	else 
	{
		datefield.value = intday + " " + strMonthArray[intMonth-1] + " " + strYear;
	}
	return true;
}



function LeapYear(intYear) 
{
	if (intYear % 100 == 0) 
	{
		if (intYear % 400 == 0) { return true; }
	}
	else 
	{
		if ((intYear % 4) == 0) { return true; }
	}
	return false;
}


function doDateCheck(from, to) 
{
	if (Date.parse(from.value) <= Date.parse(to.value)) 
	{
		alert("The dates are valid.");
	}
	else 
	{
		if (from.value == "" || to.value == "")
		{
			alert("Both dates must be entered.");
		}
		else
		{
			alert("To date must occur after the from date.");
		}
   }
}



// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// formatDate (date_object, format)
// Returns a date in the output format specified.
// The format string uses the same abbreviations as in getDateFromFormat()
// ------------------------------------------------------------------

var MONTH_NAMES=new Array('January','February','March','April','May','June','July','August','September','October','November','December','Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec');
var DAY_NAMES=new Array('Sunday','Monday','Tuesday','Wednesday','Thursday','Friday','Saturday','Sun','Mon','Tue','Wed','Thu','Fri','Sat');
function LZ(x) {return(x<0||x>9?"":"0")+x}

function formatDate(date,format) {
	format=format+"";
	var result="";
	var i_format=0;
	var c="";
	var token="";
	var y=date.getYear()+"";
	var M=date.getMonth()+1;
	var d=date.getDate();
	var E=date.getDay();
	var H=date.getHours();
	var m=date.getMinutes();
	var s=date.getSeconds();
	var yyyy,yy,MMM,MM,dd,hh,h,mm,ss,ampm,HH,H,KK,K,kk,k;
	// Convert real date parts into formatted versions
	var value=new Object();
	if (y.length < 4) {y=""+(y-0+1900);}
	value["y"]=""+y;
	value["yyyy"]=y;
	value["yy"]=y.substring(2,4);
	value["M"]=M;
	value["MM"]=LZ(M);
	value["MMM"]=MONTH_NAMES[M-1];
	value["NNN"]=MONTH_NAMES[M+11];
	value["d"]=d;
	value["dd"]=LZ(d);
	value["E"]=DAY_NAMES[E+7];
	value["EE"]=DAY_NAMES[E];
	value["H"]=H;
	value["HH"]=LZ(H);
	if (H==0){value["h"]=12;}
	else if (H>12){value["h"]=H-12;}
	else {value["h"]=H;}
	value["hh"]=LZ(value["h"]);
	if (H>11){value["K"]=H-12;} else {value["K"]=H;}
	value["k"]=H+1;
	value["KK"]=LZ(value["K"]);
	value["kk"]=LZ(value["k"]);
	if (H > 11) { value["a"]="PM"; }
	else { value["a"]="AM"; }
	value["m"]=m;
	value["mm"]=LZ(m);
	value["s"]=s;
	value["ss"]=LZ(s);
	while (i_format < format.length) {
		c=format.charAt(i_format);
		token="";
		while ((format.charAt(i_format)==c) && (i_format < format.length)) {
			token += format.charAt(i_format++);
			}
		if (value[token] != null) { result=result + value[token]; }
		else { result=result + token; }
		}
	return result;
	}