// isWhitespace (s)                    Check whether string s is empty or whitespace.
// isEmpty(s)                          Check whether string s is empty.
// isDigit (c)                         Check whether character c is a digit
// isInteger (s [,eok])                True if all characters in string s are numbers.
// isEmail (s [,eok])                  True if string s is a valid email address.
// isDate (year, month, day)           True if string arguments form a valid date.
// isYear (s [,eok])                   True if string s is a valid Year number.
// isMonth (s [,eok])                  True if string s is a valid month between 1 and 12.
// isDay (s [,eok])                    True if string s is a valid day between 1 and 31.
// daysInFebruary (year)               Returns number of days in February of that year.
// isUrl (s)                           True if string s is a valid URL.
// hasMinLength(v,min)                 TRUE if string is grater than min length

var whitespace = " \t\n\r";
var defaultEmptyOK = false


//#########################################################################
//--------------------- Common Functions String ---------------------------
//#########################################################################
// Returns true if character c is a digit
// (0 .. 9).

function isDigit (c)
{
    return ((c >= "0") && (c <= "9"))
}

function isBlankSpace (c)
{
    return ((c == " "))
}

function isEmpty(s)
{
    return ((s == null) || (s.length == 0))
}


function showError(divid,msg,field,alertMsg)
{
	if(alertMsg == true)
	{
		alert(msg);
		field.focus();
	}
	else
	{
		document.getElementById(divid).innerHTML = msg;
		document.getElementById(divid).style.display="block";
	}
}
//#########################################################################
//--------------------------- Empty String --------------------------------
//#########################################################################
// Check whether string s is empty.

function isWhitespace (s)
{
   var i;

    // Is s empty?
    if (isEmpty(s)) return true;

    // Search through string's characters one by one
    // until we find a non-whitespace character.
    // When we do, return false; if we don't, return true.
    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {
        // Check that current character isn't whitespace.
        var c = s.charAt(i);
        if (whitespace.indexOf(c) == -1) return false;
    }

    // All characters are whitespace.
    return true;
}


function checkEmpty(field)
{

	if(isWhitespace(field.value) || isEmpty(field.value) )
     {
		return true;
     }

     return false;
}

//#########################################################################
//-------------- Radio Button: Select Al least one Option -----------------
//#########################################################################

function checkOptButton(Fldname)
{
	// place any other field validations that you require here
	// validate myradiobuttons
	myOption = -1;

	for (i=0; i<Fldname.length; i++)
	{
		if (Fldname[i].checked)
		{
			myOption = i;
		}
	}
	if (myOption == -1)
	{
		return true;
	}
	else
	{
	   return false;
	}

	/*
	alert("You selected button number " + myOption
	+ " which has a value of "
	+ Fldname[myOption].value);
	*/

}

//#########################################################################
//-------------- Checkbox: Select Al least one check box ------------------
//#########################################################################

function checkCheckboxArray(Fldname)
{
	var chks = Fldname;
	var hasChecked = false;

	// Get the checkbox array length and iterate it to see if any of them is selected
	for (var i = 0; i < chks.length; i++)
	{
		if (chks[i].checked)
		{
			hasChecked = true;
			break;
		}
	}

	// if ishasChecked is false then throw the error message
	if (!hasChecked)
	{
		//alert(Msg);
		//chks[0].focus();
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}

//#########################################################################
//-------------- Checkbox: limit check (max number of sections)------------
//#########################################################################

function checkCheckboxLimit(Fldname, Limit)
{
	var chks = Fldname;
	var chkCnt=0;
	// Get the checkbox array length and iterate it to see if any of them is selected
	var lgt = chks.length
	//if no. of checkbox items are less than the limit.. no need to check for max limit.
	if(lgt<Limit)
	{
		return false;
	}
	for (var i = 0; i < lgt; i++)
	{
		if (chks[i].checked)
		{
			chkCnt++;
		}
	}

	// if ishasChecked is false then throw the error message
	if (chkCnt>Limit)
	{
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}

//#########################################################################
//-------------- Checkbox: Select Al least one check box ------------------
//#########################################################################

function checkCheckbox(Fldname)
{
	var chks = Fldname;
	var hasChecked = false;


	if (chks.checked)
	{
		hasChecked = true;
		return false;
	}
	else
	{
		return true;
	}


	return false;
}

//#########################################################################
//-------------------------- Single Drop Down -----------------------------
//#########################################################################
// Check whether drop down box s is not selected.
function isSelected(s)
{
    return ((s == 0) || (s == "") || (s == "-1"))
}

// Returns true if string s is empty or
// whitespace characters only.


function checkSingleDropdown(field)
{
	if(isSelected(field.value))
     {
		return true;
     }
}

//#########################################################################
//-------------------------- Multiple Drop Down ---------------------------
//#########################################################################
// Check box array

function checkMultipleDropdown(field)
{
	len = field.length;
	var chk_sel = 0;

	for (j = 0;  j < len;  j++)
	{
		if(field[j].selected)
		{
			chk_sel = chk_sel-1+2;
		}
	}
	if(chk_sel == 0)
	{
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}

//#########################################################################
//------------------------------- Email -----------------------------------
//#########################################################################
// isEmail (STRING s [, BOOLEAN emptyOK])
//
// Email address must be of form a@b.c -- in other words:
// * there must be at least one character before the @
// * there must be at least one character before and after the .
// * the characters @ and . are both required
//
// For explanation of optional argument emptyOK,
// see comments of function isInteger.

function isEmail (s)
{
   if (isEmpty(s))
       if (isEmail.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
           else return (isEmail.arguments[1] == true);

        // is s whitespace?
        if (isWhitespace(s)) return false;

        // there must be >= 1 character before @, so we
        // start looking at character position 1
        // (i.e. second character)
        var i = 1;
        var sLength = s.length;

        // look for @
        //if more than one @ present return false
        j=0;
        atCount = 0;
        while ((j <= sLength) && (s.charAt(j) == "@"))
        {
            atCount++;
            j++;
        }
        if(atCount>1) return false;

        while ((i < sLength) && (s.charAt(i) != "@"))
        { i++
        }

        if ((i >= sLength) || (s.charAt(i) != "@")) return false;
        else i += 2;

        // look for .
        while ((i < sLength) && (s.charAt(i) != "."))
        { i++
        }

        // there must be at least one character after the .
        if ((i >= sLength - 1) || (s.charAt(i) != ".")) return false;
        else return true;
}

function checkMail(field)
{
	if(!isEmail(field.value))
     {
		return true;
     }
}

function emailValidator(elem, helperMsg){
	var emailExp = /^[\w\-\.\+]+\@[a-zA-Z0-9\.\-]+\.[a-zA-z0-9]{2,4}$/;
	if(elem.value.match(emailExp)){
		return false;
	}else{
		alert(helperMsg);
		elem.focus();
		return true;
	}
}


/**
	function to validate the email attribute.
	input:
			sEmail - string email that has to be validated for proper values
	output:
			boolean - true in case the email id is valid
			false in case the email is not valid
*/
function validateEmail(sEmail)
{
	var sInvalidEmailExp = /^[a-z_0-9_._-]+@[a-z_0-9\._-]+\./i;

	if (!isValid(sInvalidEmailExp,sEmail))
	{
		return false
	}
	return true;
}


/**
	function that will be used by validateEmail to check if the format
	of the email is proper or not.

	input:
			sPattern - string of the pattern that should not exists.
			sSrcString - above mentioned pattern should not exist in this string
	output:
			boolean - that says whether the input source has the mentioned
			pattern or not.
*/
function isValid(sPattern, sSrcString)
{
	return sPattern.test(sSrcString)
}

//#########################################################################
//------------------------------ Integer ----------------------------------
//#########################################################################
// isInteger (STRING s [, BOOLEAN emptyOK])
//
// Returns true if all characters in string s are numbers.
//
// Accepts non-signed integers only. Does not accept floating
// point, exponential notation, etc.
//
// We don't use parseInt because that would accept a string
// with trailing non-numeric characters.
//
// By default, returns defaultEmptyOK if s is empty.
// There is an optional second argument called emptyOK.
// emptyOK is used to override for a single function call
//      the default behavior which is specified globally by
//      defaultEmptyOK.
// If emptyOK is false (or any value other than true),
//      the function will return false if s is empty.
// If emptyOK is true, the function will return true if s is empty.
//
// EXAMPLE FUNCTION CALL:     RESULT:
// isInteger ("5")            true
// isInteger ("")             defaultEmptyOK
// isInteger ("-5")           false
// isInteger ("", true)       true
// isInteger ("", false)      false
// isInteger ("5", false)     true

function isInteger (s)

{   var i;

    if (isEmpty(s))
       if (isInteger.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isInteger.arguments[1] == true);

    // Search through string's characters one by one
    // until we find a non-numeric character.
    // When we do, return false; if we don't, return true.

    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {
        // Check that current character is number.
        var c = s.charAt(i);

        if (!isDigit(c)) return false;
    }

    // All characters are numbers.
    return true;
}

function checkInteger(field)
{
	if(!isInteger(field.value) && !checkDecimals(field))
     {
		field.value="";
		return true;
     }


}

function checkOnlyInteger(field)
{
	if(!isInteger(field.value))
    {
		field.value="";
		return true;
    }
	return false;
}

//#########################################################################
//-------------------------- Upload Field ---------------------------------
//#########################################################################
//upload only a specific extension
function filterFileType(field, ext)
{
	if (field.value.indexOf('.' + ext) == -1) {
	return false;
	}
	return true;
} // end function filterFileType

function checkUploadExt(field,ext)
{
	if (!filterFileType(field,ext))
     {
		return true;
     }
}
//#########################################################################
//------------------------------ URL --------------------------------------
//#########################################################################
function isUrl(s)
{
    var temp=new Array()
    if (s!="")
    {
        var pos1=s.length;
        var value=s;
        pos1=pos1-4
        value=value.substring(pos1,pos1+1)

        var pos2=StringTrim(s).indexOf(".",0);
        if (pos2 == -1 || pos2<3 )
        {
            return false;
        }

        var arrEndUrl=new Array()
        arrEndUrl=[".com",".net",".org",".edu",".uni",".in",".uk",".ac",".de"]
        for(i=0;i<arrEndUrl.length;i++)
        {
            pos2=(StringTrim(s)).indexOf(arrEndUrl[i],0);
            if(pos2!=-1)
                break;

        }
        if (pos2 == -1)
        {
            return false;
        }

        var arrEndUrl=new Array()
        arrEndUrl=["http://","www.","ftp://","https://"]
        for(i=0;i<arrEndUrl.length;i++)
        {
            pos2=StringTrim(s).indexOf(arrEndUrl[i],0);
            if(pos2!=-1)
                break;
        }


        if (pos2 == -1)
        {
            return false;
        }
        return true ;
    }
}

function StringTrim(objvalue)
{
    var TestString = objvalue;
    var SpaceChar  = " ";
    while (TestString.charAt(0) == SpaceChar) {TestString = TestString.substr(1)};
    while (TestString.charAt(TestString.length-1) == SpaceChar) {TestString = TestString.substr(0,TestString.length-1)};
    return TestString.toString();
}

function checkUrl(field)
{
	if(!isUrl(field.value))
     {
		return true;
     }
}

//#########################################################################
//---------------------------- Alphanumeric -------------------------------
//#########################################################################

function isAlphanumeric (s)

{   var i;

    if (isEmpty(s))
       if (isAlphanumeric.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isAlphanumeric.arguments[1] == true);

    // Search through string's characters one by one
    // until we find a non-alphanumeric character.
    // When we do, return false; if we don't, return true.

    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {
        // Check that current character is number or letter.
        var c = s.charAt(i);

        if (! (isLetter(c) || isDigit(c) ) )
        return false;
    }

    // All characters are numbers or letters.
    return true;
}

//#########################################################################
//---------------------------- Alphanumeric -------------------------------
//#########################################################################

function isAlphanumericBlankSpace (s)

{   var i;

    if (isEmpty(s))
       if (isAlphanumeric.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isAlphanumeric.arguments[1] == true);

    // Search through string's characters one by one
    // until we find a non-alphanumeric character.
    // When we do, return false; if we don't, return true.

    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {
        // Check that current character is number or letter.
        var c = s.charAt(i);

        if (! (isLetter(c) || isDigit(c) || isBlankSpace(c)) )
        return false;
    }

    // All characters are numbers or letters.
    return true;
}

function isLetter (c)
{
    //return ( ((c >= "a") && (c <= "z")) || ((c >= "A") && (c <= "Z")) || (c == "_") )
	return ( ((c >= "a") && (c <= "z")) || ((c >= "A") && (c <= "Z")))
}

//#########################################################################
//------------------------- Non negative Integer --------------------------
//#########################################################################

// isNonnegativeInteger (STRING s [, BOOLEAN emptyOK])
//
// Returns true if string s is an integer >= 0.
//
// For explanation of optional argument emptyOK,
// see comments of function isInteger.

function isNonnegativeInteger (s)
{   var secondArg = defaultEmptyOK;

    if (isNonnegativeInteger.arguments.length > 1)
        secondArg = isNonnegativeInteger.arguments[1];

    // The next line is a bit byzantine.  What it means is:
    // a) s must be a signed integer, AND
    // b) one of the following must be true:
    //    i)  s is empty and we are supposed to return true for
    //        empty strings
    //    ii) this is a number >= 0

    return (isSignedInteger(s, secondArg)
         && ( (isEmpty(s) && secondArg)  || (parseInt (s) >= 0) ) );
}
// isSignedInteger (STRING s [, BOOLEAN emptyOK])
//
// Returns true if all characters are numbers;
// first character is allowed to be + or - as well.
//
// Does not accept floating point, exponential notation, etc.
//
// We don't use parseInt because that would accept a string
// with trailing non-numeric characters.
//
// For explanation of optional argument emptyOK,
// see comments of function isInteger.
//
// EXAMPLE FUNCTION CALL:          RESULT:
// isSignedInteger ("5")           true
// isSignedInteger ("")            defaultEmptyOK
// isSignedInteger ("-5")          true
// isSignedInteger ("+5")          true
// isSignedInteger ("", false)     false
// isSignedInteger ("", true)      true

function isSignedInteger (s)

{   if (isEmpty(s))
       if (isSignedInteger.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isSignedInteger.arguments[1] == true);

    else {
        var startPos = 0;
        var secondArg = defaultEmptyOK;

        if (isSignedInteger.arguments.length > 1)
            secondArg = isSignedInteger.arguments[1];

        // skip leading + or -
        if ( (s.charAt(0) == "-") || (s.charAt(0) == "+") )
           startPos = 1;
        return (isInteger(s.substring(startPos, s.length), secondArg))
    }
}

//#########################################################################
//------------------------- Telephone Number ------------------------------
//#########################################################################

function checktelephonenumber(s)
{
    var numVal=s;
    var len=numVal.length;
    if (len > 0)
    {
        for ( var i=0 ; i<len ; i++)
        {
            var strVal=numVal.charAt(i);
            if ( strVal != 1 && strVal != 2 &&  strVal != 3&& strVal != 4&& strVal != 5&& strVal != 6&& strVal != 7&& strVal != 8&& strVal != 9&& strVal != 0 && strVal!='(' && strVal!=')' && strVal!='-' && strVal!='+' && strVal!=' ')
            {
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
    return true;
}

//#########################################################################
//------------------------------ Fax Number -------------------------------
//#########################################################################

function checkfaxnumber(s)
{
    var numVal=s;
    var len=numVal.length;
    if (len > 0)
    {
        for ( var i=0 ; i<len ; i++)
        {
            var strVal=numVal.charAt(i);
            if ( strVal != 1 && strVal != 2 &&  strVal != 3&& strVal != 4&& strVal != 5&& strVal != 6&& strVal != 7&& strVal != 8&& strVal != 9&& strVal != 0 && strVal!='(' && strVal!=')' && strVal!='-' )
            {
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
    return true;
}

//#########################################################################
//-------------------- function to open new window ------------------------
//#########################################################################

function wopen(url, w, h)
{
// Fudge factors for window decoration space.
 // In my tests these work well on all platforms & browsers.
w += 32;
h += 96;
 var win = window.open(url,
  'popup',
  'width=' + w + ', height=' + h + ', ' +
  'location=no, menubar=no, ' +
  'status=no, toolbar=no, scrollbars=no, resizable=no');
 win.resizeTo(w, h);
 win.focus();
}

//#########################################################################
//------------------ function to validate US phone no ---------------------
//#########################################################################

/**
 * DHTML phone number validation script. Courtesy of SmartWebby.com (http://www.smartwebby.com/dhtml/)
 */

// Declaring required variables
var digits = "0123456789";
// non-digit characters which are allowed in phone numbers
var phoneNumberDelimiters = "()- ";
// characters which are allowed in international phone numbers
// (a leading + is OK)
var validWorldPhoneChars = phoneNumberDelimiters + "+";
// Minimum no of digits in an international phone no.
var minDigitsInIPhoneNumber = 5;

function isInteger(s)
{   var i;
    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {
        // Check that current character is number.
        var c = s.charAt(i);
        if (((c < "0") || (c > "9"))) return false;
    }
    // All characters are numbers.
    return true;
}

function stripCharsInBag(s, bag)
{   var i;
    var returnString = "";
    // Search through string's characters one by one.
    // If character is not in bag, append to returnString.
    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {
        // Check that current character isn't whitespace.
        var c = s.charAt(i);
        if (bag.indexOf(c) == -1) returnString += c;
    }
    return returnString;
}

function checkInternationalPhone(strPhone){
s=stripCharsInBag(strPhone,validWorldPhoneChars);
return (isInteger(s) && s.length >= minDigitsInIPhoneNumber);
}


//#########################################################################
//-------------------- function to validate US zip code -------------------
//#########################################################################

<!-- Begin
function validateZIP(field)
{
	var valid = "0123456789-";
	var hyphencount = 0;

	if (field.length!=5 && field.length!=10) {
		alert("Please enter your 5 digit or 5 digit+4 zip code.");
		return false;
	}

	for (var i=0; i < field.length; i++)
	{
		temp = "" + field.substring(i, i+1);
		if (temp == "-") hyphencount++;
		if (valid.indexOf(temp) == "-1")
		{
			alert("Invalid characters in your zip code.  Please try again.");
			return false;
		}
		if ((hyphencount > 1) || ((field.length==10) && ""+field.charAt(5)!="-"))
		{
			alert("The hyphen character should be used with a properly formatted 5 digit+four zip code, like '12345-6789'.   Please try again.");
			return false;
	   }
   }
   return true;
}
//  End -->



//#########################################################################
//---------------- function to validate Decimal value ---------------------
//#########################################################################

<!-- Begin
function checkDecimals(fieldName)
{
	decallowed = 2;  // how many decimals are allowed?
	var fieldValue = fieldName.value;

	if (isNaN(fieldValue) || fieldValue == "")
	{
		alert("Please enter a valid number.");
		fieldName.select();
		fieldName.focus();
	}
	else
	{
		if (fieldValue.indexOf('.') == -1) fieldValue += ".";
		dectext = fieldValue.substring(fieldValue.indexOf('.')+1, fieldValue.length);

		if (dectext.length > decallowed)
		{
		alert ("Please enter a number with up to " + decallowed + " decimal places.  Please try again.");
		fieldName.select();
		fieldName.focus();
		}
		else
		{
			//alert ("That number validated successfully.");
			return true;
		}
	 }
}
//  End -->


//#########################################################################
//---------------------- function to validate Price -----------------------
//#########################################################################


<!-- Begin
function checkDecimalsPrice(fieldName) {
	var re = /\$|,|/g;

	decallowed = 2;  // how many decimals are allowed?

	var fieldValue = fieldName.value.replace(re, "");

	if (isNaN(fieldValue) || fieldValue == "")
	{
		alert("Please enter a valid number.");
		fieldName.select();
		fieldName.focus();
	}
	else
	{
		if (fieldValue.indexOf('.') == -1) fieldValue += ".";
		dectext = fieldValue.substring(fieldValue.indexOf('.')+1, fieldValue.length);

		if (dectext.length > decallowed)
		{
			alert ("Please enter a number with up to " + decallowed + " decimal places.  Please try again.");
			fieldName.select();
			fieldName.focus();
		}
		else
		{
			//alert ("That number validated successfully.");
			return true;
		}
	}
}

//#########################################################################
//--------------- function to Check Word Limit In Textarea ----------------
//#########################################################################

function count_words(tbox_input)
{
	var msg = "";
	var c = 0;
	w = tbox_input.value.split(" ");
	no_words = w.length;
	for (x = 0; x < no_words; x++)
	{
		if (c >= 200)
		{
		tbox_input.value = msg;
		return true;
		break;
		}
	msg = msg + w[x] + " ";
	c++;
	}
	return false;
}

function checkCountWords(field,msg)
{
	if(count_words(field))
    {
	   alert(msg);
	   field.focus();
	   return true;
    }
}
//date related...
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// These functions use the same 'format' strings as the
// java.text.SimpleDateFormat class, with minor exceptions.
// The format string consists of the following abbreviations:
//
// Field        | Full Form          | Short Form
// -------------+--------------------+-----------------------
// Year         | yyyy (4 digits)    | yy (2 digits), y (2 or 4 digits)
// Month        | MMM (name or abbr.)| MM (2 digits), M (1 or 2 digits)
//              | NNN (abbr.)        |
// Day of Month | dd (2 digits)      | d (1 or 2 digits)
// Day of Week  | EE (name)          | E (abbr)
// Hour (1-12)  | hh (2 digits)      | h (1 or 2 digits)
// Hour (0-23)  | HH (2 digits)      | H (1 or 2 digits)
// Hour (0-11)  | KK (2 digits)      | K (1 or 2 digits)
// Hour (1-24)  | kk (2 digits)      | k (1 or 2 digits)
// Minute       | mm (2 digits)      | m (1 or 2 digits)
// Second       | ss (2 digits)      | s (1 or 2 digits)
// AM/PM        | a                  |
//
// NOTE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MM and mm! Month=MM, not mm!
// Examples:
//  "MMM d, y" matches: January 01, 2000
//                      Dec 1, 1900
//                      Nov 20, 00
//  "M/d/yy"   matches: 01/20/00
//                      9/2/00
//  "MMM dd, yyyy hh:mm:ssa" matches: "January 01, 2000 12:30:45AM"
// ------------------------------------------------------------------

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}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// isDate ( date_string, format_string )
// Returns true if date string matches format of format string and
// is a valid date. Else returns false.
// It is recommended that you trim whitespace around the value before
// passing it to this function, as whitespace is NOT ignored!
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
function isDate(val,format) {
	var date=getDateFromFormat(val,format);
	if (date==0) { return false; }
	return true;
	}

// -------------------------------------------------------------------
// compareDates(date1,date1format,date2,date2format)
//   Compare two date strings to see which is greater.
//   Returns:
//   1 if date1 is greater than date2
//   0 if date2 is greater than date1 of if they are the same
//  -1 if either of the dates is in an invalid format
// -------------------------------------------------------------------
function compareDates(date1,dateformat1,date2,dateformat2) {
	var d1=getDateFromFormat(date1,dateformat1);
	var d2=getDateFromFormat(date2,dateformat2);
	if (d1==0 || d2==0) {
		return -1;
		}
	else if (d1 > d2) {
		return 1;
		}
	return 0;
	}

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

// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// Utility functions for parsing in getDateFromFormat()
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
function _isInteger(val) {
	var digits="1234567890";
	for (var i=0; i < val.length; i++) {
		if (digits.indexOf(val.charAt(i))==-1) { return false; }
		}
	return true;
	}
function _getInt(str,i,minlength,maxlength) {
	for (var x=maxlength; x>=minlength; x--) {
		var token=str.substring(i,i+x);
		if (token.length < minlength) { return null; }
		if (_isInteger(token)) { return token; }
		}
	return null;
	}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// getDateFromFormat( date_string , format_string )
//
// This function takes a date string and a format string. It matches
// If the date string matches the format string, it returns the
// getTime() of the date. If it does not match, it returns 0.
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
function getDateFromFormat(val,format) {
	val=val+"";
	format=format+"";
	var i_val=0;
	var i_format=0;
	var c="";
	var token="";
	var token2="";
	var x,y;
	var now=new Date();
	var year=now.getYear();
	var month=now.getMonth()+1;
	var date=1;
	var hh=now.getHours();
	var mm=now.getMinutes();
	var ss=now.getSeconds();
	var ampm="";

	while (i_format < format.length) {
		// Get next token from format string
		c=format.charAt(i_format);
		token="";
		while ((format.charAt(i_format)==c) && (i_format < format.length)) {
			token += format.charAt(i_format++);
			}
		// Extract contents of value based on format token
		if (token=="yyyy" || token=="yy" || token=="y") {
			if (token=="yyyy") { x=4;y=4; }
			if (token=="yy")   { x=2;y=2; }
			if (token=="y")    { x=2;y=4; }
			year=_getInt(val,i_val,x,y);
			if (year==null) { return 0; }
			i_val += year.length;
			if (year.length==2) {
				if (year > 70) { year=1900+(year-0); }
				else { year=2000+(year-0); }
				}
			}
		else if (token=="MMM"||token=="NNN"){
			month=0;
			for (var i=0; i<MONTH_NAMES.length; i++) {
				var month_name=MONTH_NAMES[i];
				if (val.substring(i_val,i_val+month_name.length).toLowerCase()==month_name.toLowerCase()) {
					if (token=="MMM"||(token=="NNN"&&i>11)) {
						month=i+1;
						if (month>12) { month -= 12; }
						i_val += month_name.length;
						break;
						}
					}
				}
			if ((month < 1)||(month>12)){return 0;}
			}
		else if (token=="EE"||token=="E"){
			for (var i=0; i<DAY_NAMES.length; i++) {
				var day_name=DAY_NAMES[i];
				if (val.substring(i_val,i_val+day_name.length).toLowerCase()==day_name.toLowerCase()) {
					i_val += day_name.length;
					break;
					}
				}
			}
		else if (token=="MM"||token=="M") {
			month=_getInt(val,i_val,token.length,2);
			if(month==null||(month<1)||(month>12)){return 0;}
			i_val+=month.length;}
		else if (token=="dd"||token=="d") {
			date=_getInt(val,i_val,token.length,2);
			if(date==null||(date<1)||(date>31)){return 0;}
			i_val+=date.length;}
		else if (token=="hh"||token=="h") {
			hh=_getInt(val,i_val,token.length,2);
			if(hh==null||(hh<1)||(hh>12)){return 0;}
			i_val+=hh.length;}
		else if (token=="HH"||token=="H") {
			hh=_getInt(val,i_val,token.length,2);
			if(hh==null||(hh<0)||(hh>23)){return 0;}
			i_val+=hh.length;}
		else if (token=="KK"||token=="K") {
			hh=_getInt(val,i_val,token.length,2);
			if(hh==null||(hh<0)||(hh>11)){return 0;}
			i_val+=hh.length;}
		else if (token=="kk"||token=="k") {
			hh=_getInt(val,i_val,token.length,2);
			if(hh==null||(hh<1)||(hh>24)){return 0;}
			i_val+=hh.length;hh--;}
		else if (token=="mm"||token=="m") {
			mm=_getInt(val,i_val,token.length,2);
			if(mm==null||(mm<0)||(mm>59)){return 0;}
			i_val+=mm.length;}
		else if (token=="ss"||token=="s") {
			ss=_getInt(val,i_val,token.length,2);
			if(ss==null||(ss<0)||(ss>59)){return 0;}
			i_val+=ss.length;}
		else if (token=="a") {
			if (val.substring(i_val,i_val+2).toLowerCase()=="am") {ampm="AM";}
			else if (val.substring(i_val,i_val+2).toLowerCase()=="pm") {ampm="PM";}
			else {return 0;}
			i_val+=2;}
		else {
			if (val.substring(i_val,i_val+token.length)!=token) {return 0;}
			else {i_val+=token.length;}
			}
		}
	// If there are any trailing characters left in the value, it doesn't match
	if (i_val != val.length) { return 0; }
	// Is date valid for month?
	if (month==2) {
		// Check for leap year
		if ( ( (year%4==0)&&(year%100 != 0) ) || (year%400==0) ) { // leap year
			if (date > 29){ return 0; }
			}
		else { if (date > 28) { return 0; } }
		}
	if ((month==4)||(month==6)||(month==9)||(month==11)) {
		if (date > 30) { return 0; }
		}
	// Correct hours value
	if (hh<12 && ampm=="PM") { hh=hh-0+12; }
	else if (hh>11 && ampm=="AM") { hh-=12; }
	var newdate=new Date(year,month-1,date,hh,mm,ss);
	return newdate.getTime();
	}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// parseDate( date_string [, prefer_euro_format] )
//
// This function takes a date string and tries to match it to a
// number of possible date formats to get the value. It will try to
// match against the following international formats, in this order:
// y-M-d   MMM d, y   MMM d,y   y-MMM-d   d-MMM-y  MMM d
// M/d/y   M-d-y      M.d.y     MMM-d     M/d      M-d
// d/M/y   d-M-y      d.M.y     d-MMM     d/M      d-M
// A second argument may be passed to instruct the method to search
// for formats like d/M/y (european format) before M/d/y (American).
// Returns a Date object or null if no patterns match.
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
function parseDate(val) {
	var preferEuro=(arguments.length==2)?arguments[1]:false;
	generalFormats=new Array('y-M-d','MMM d, y','MMM d,y','y-MMM-d','d-MMM-y','MMM d');
	monthFirst=new Array('M/d/y','M-d-y','M.d.y','MMM-d','M/d','M-d');
	dateFirst =new Array('d/M/y','d-M-y','d.M.y','d-MMM','d/M','d-M');
	var checkList=new Array('generalFormats',preferEuro?'dateFirst':'monthFirst',preferEuro?'monthFirst':'dateFirst');
	var d=null;
	for (var i=0; i<checkList.length; i++) {
		var l=window[checkList[i]];
		for (var j=0; j<l.length; j++) {
			d=getDateFromFormat(val,l[j]);
			if (d!=0) { return new Date(d); }
			}
		}
	return null;
	}


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