//This Function returns current date (dd/mm/yyyy) format

function getCurrentDate(){
	var today = new Date();
	var month = today.getMonth() + 1;
	var day = today.getDate();
	var year = today.getFullYear();
	var s = "/";

	if (month<=9) month="0"+month;
	if (day<=9) day="0"+day;

	return( day + s + month + s + year);
}

//This function returns current machine time (HH:MM:SS AMPM format)

function getCurrentTime(){
	var dte = new Date();
	var hrs = dte.getHours();
	var min = dte.getMinutes(); 
	var sec = dte.getSeconds();
	var col = ":";
	var spc = " ";
	var apm;
	
	if (12 < hrs) { 
		apm="PM";
		hrs-=12;
	}else {
		apm="AM";
	}

	if (hrs == 0) hrs=12;
	if (min<=9) min="0"+min;
	if (sec<=9) sec="0"+sec;
	if (hrs<=9) hrs="0"+hrs;	

	return(hrs+col+min+col+sec+spc+apm);
}

function showDateTime(objTxt,showDate,showTime){
	var txt="";
	if (showDate==true){
		txt=getCurrentDate();
	}
	if (showTime==true){
		txt=txt+' '+getCurrentTime();
	}
	objTxt.value=txt;
}

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Check browser version
var isNav4 = false, isNav5 = false, isIE4 = false
var strSeperator = "/"; 
// If you are using any Java validation on the back side you will want to use the / because 
// Java date validations do not recognize the dash as a valid date separator.
var vDateType = 3; // Global value for type of date format
//                1 = mm/dd/yyyy
//                2 = yyyy/dd/mm  (Unable to do date check at this time)
//                3 = dd/mm/yyyy
var vYearType = 4; //Set to 2 or 4 for number of digits in the year for Netscape
var vYearLength = 2; // Set to 4 if you want to force the user to enter 4 digits for the year before validating.
var err = 0; // Set the error code to a default of zero
if(navigator.appName == "Netscape") {
if (navigator.appVersion < "5") {
isNav4 = true;
isNav5 = false;
}
else
if (navigator.appVersion > "4") {
isNav4 = false;
isNav5 = true;
   }
}
else {
isIE4 = true;
}

function DateFormat(vDateName, vDateValue, e, dateCheck, dateType) {
vDateType = dateType;
// vDateName = object name
// vDateValue = value in the field being checked
// e = event
// dateCheck 
// True  = Verify that the vDateValue is a valid date
// False = Format values being entered into vDateValue only
// vDateType
// 1 = mm/dd/yyyy
// 2 = yyyy/mm/dd
// 3 = dd/mm/yyyy
//Enter a tilde sign for the first number and you can check the variable information.

if (vDateName.readOnly==true) return;

if (vDateValue == "~") {
alert("AppVersion = "+navigator.appVersion+" \nNav. 4 Version = "+isNav4+" \nNav. 5 Version = "+isNav5+" \nIE Version = "+isIE4+" \nYear Type = "+vYearType+" \nDate Type = "+vDateType+" \nSeparator = "+strSeperator);
vDateName.value = "";
vDateName.focus();
return true;
}
var whichCode = (window.Event) ? e.which : e.keyCode;
//Added by Chirantan to handle enter-key navigation
if(whichCode==13) return true;
// Check to see if a seperator is already present.
// bypass the date if a seperator is present and the length greater than 8
if (vDateValue.length > 8 && isNav4) {
if ((vDateValue.indexOf("-") >= 1) || (vDateValue.indexOf("/") >= 1))
return true;
}
//Eliminate all the ASCII codes that are not valid
var alphaCheck = " abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ/-";
if (alphaCheck.indexOf(vDateValue) >= 1) {
if (isNav4) {
vDateName.value = "";
vDateName.focus();
vDateName.select();
return false;
}
else {
vDateName.value = vDateName.value.substr(0, (vDateValue.length-1));
return false;
   }
}
if (whichCode == 8) //Ignore the Netscape value for backspace. IE has no value
return false;
else {
//Create numeric string values for 0123456789/
//The codes provided include both keyboard and keypad values
var strCheck = '47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105';
if (strCheck.indexOf(whichCode) != -1) {
if (isNav4) {
if (((vDateValue.length < 6 && dateCheck) || (vDateValue.length == 7 && dateCheck)) && (vDateValue.length >=1)) {
alert("Invalid Date\nPlease Re-Enter");
vDateName.value = "";
vDateName.focus();
vDateName.select();
return false;
}
if (vDateValue.length == 6 && dateCheck) {
var mDay = vDateName.value.substr(2,2);
var mMonth = vDateName.value.substr(0,2);
var mYear = vDateName.value.substr(4,4)
//Turn a two digit year into a 4 digit year
if (mYear.length == 2 && vYearType == 4) {
var mToday = new Date();
//If the year is greater than 30 years from now use 19, otherwise use 20
var checkYear = mToday.getFullYear() + 30; 
var mCheckYear = '20' + mYear;
if (mCheckYear >= checkYear)
mYear = '19' + mYear;
else
mYear = '20' + mYear;
}
var vDateValueCheck = mMonth+strSeperator+mDay+strSeperator+mYear;
if (!dateValid(vDateValueCheck)) {
alert("Invalid Date\nPlease Re-Enter");
vDateName.value = "";
vDateName.focus();
vDateName.select();
return false;
}
return true;
}
else {
// Reformat the date for validation and set date type to a 1
if (vDateValue.length >= 8  && dateCheck) {
if (vDateType == 1) // mmddyyyy
{
var mDay = vDateName.value.substr(2,2);
var mMonth = vDateName.value.substr(0,2);
var mYear = vDateName.value.substr(4,4)
vDateName.value = mMonth+strSeperator+mDay+strSeperator+mYear;
}
if (vDateType == 2) // yyyymmdd
{
var mYear = vDateName.value.substr(0,4)
var mMonth = vDateName.value.substr(4,2);
var mDay = vDateName.value.substr(6,2);
vDateName.value = mYear+strSeperator+mMonth+strSeperator+mDay;
}
if (vDateType == 3) // ddmmyyyy
{
var mMonth = vDateName.value.substr(2,2);
var mDay = vDateName.value.substr(0,2);
var mYear = vDateName.value.substr(4,4)
vDateName.value = mDay+strSeperator+mMonth+strSeperator+mYear;
}
//Create a temporary variable for storing the DateType and change
//the DateType to a 1 for validation.
var vDateTypeTemp = vDateType;
vDateType = 1;
var vDateValueCheck = mMonth+strSeperator+mDay+strSeperator+mYear;
if (!dateValid(vDateValueCheck)) {
alert("Invalid Date\nPlease Re-Enter");
vDateType = vDateTypeTemp;
vDateName.value = "";
vDateName.focus();
vDateName.select();
return false;
}
vDateType = vDateTypeTemp;
return true;
}
else {
if (((vDateValue.length < 8 && dateCheck) || (vDateValue.length == 9 && dateCheck)) && (vDateValue.length >=1)) {
alert("Invalid Date\nPlease Re-Enter");
vDateName.value = "";
vDateName.focus();
vDateName.select();
return false;
         }
      }
   }
}
else {
// Non isNav Check
if (((vDateValue.length < 8 && dateCheck) || (vDateValue.length == 9 && dateCheck)) && (vDateValue.length >=1)) {
alert("Invalid Date\nPlease Re-Enter");
vDateName.value = "";
vDateName.focus();
return true;
}
// Reformat date to format that can be validated. mm/dd/yyyy
if (vDateValue.length >= 8 && dateCheck) {
// Additional date formats can be entered here and parsed out to
// a valid date format that the validation routine will recognize.
if (vDateType == 1) // mm/dd/yyyy
{
var mMonth = vDateName.value.substr(0,2);
var mDay = vDateName.value.substr(3,2);
var mYear = vDateName.value.substr(6,4)
}
if (vDateType == 2) // yyyy/mm/dd
{
var mYear = vDateName.value.substr(0,4)
var mMonth = vDateName.value.substr(5,2);
var mDay = vDateName.value.substr(8,2);
}
if (vDateType == 3) // dd/mm/yyyy
{
var mDay = vDateName.value.substr(0,2);
var mMonth = vDateName.value.substr(3,2);
var mYear = vDateName.value.substr(6,4)
}
if (vYearLength == 4) {
if (mYear.length < 4) {
alert("Invalid Date\nPlease Re-Enter");
vDateName.value = "";
vDateName.focus();
return true;
   }
}
// Create temp. variable for storing the current vDateType
var vDateTypeTemp = vDateType;
// Change vDateType to a 1 for standard date format for validation
// Type will be changed back when validation is completed.
vDateType = 1;
// Store reformatted date to new variable for validation.
var vDateValueCheck = mMonth+strSeperator+mDay+strSeperator+mYear;
if (mYear.length == 2 && vYearType == 4 && dateCheck) {
//Turn a two digit year into a 4 digit year
var mToday = new Date();
//If the year is greater than 30 years from now use 19, otherwise use 20
var checkYear = mToday.getFullYear() + 30; 
var mCheckYear = '20' + mYear;
if (mCheckYear >= checkYear)
mYear = '19' + mYear;
else
mYear = '20' + mYear;
vDateValueCheck = mMonth+strSeperator+mDay+strSeperator+mYear;
// Store the new value back to the field.  This function will
// not work with date type of 2 since the year is entered first.
if (vDateTypeTemp == 1) // mm/dd/yyyy
vDateName.value = mMonth+strSeperator+mDay+strSeperator+mYear;
if (vDateTypeTemp == 3) // dd/mm/yyyy
vDateName.value = mDay+strSeperator+mMonth+strSeperator+mYear;
} 
if (!dateValid(vDateValueCheck)) {
alert("Invalid Date\nPlease Re-Enter");
vDateType = vDateTypeTemp;
vDateName.value = "";
vDateName.focus();
return true;
}
vDateType = vDateTypeTemp;
return true;
}
else {
if (vDateType == 1) {
if (vDateValue.length == 2) {
vDateName.value = vDateValue+strSeperator;
}
if (vDateValue.length == 5) {
vDateName.value = vDateValue+strSeperator;
   }
}
if (vDateType == 2) {
if (vDateValue.length == 4) {
vDateName.value = vDateValue+strSeperator;
}
if (vDateValue.length == 7) {
vDateName.value = vDateValue+strSeperator;
   }
} 
if (vDateType == 3) {
if (vDateValue.length == 2) {
vDateName.value = vDateValue+strSeperator;
}
if (vDateValue.length == 5) {
vDateName.value = vDateValue+strSeperator;
   }
}
return true;
   }
}
if (vDateValue.length == 10&& dateCheck) {
if (!dateValid(vDateName)) {
// Un-comment the next line of code for debugging the dateValid() function error messages
//alert(err);  
alert("Invalid Date\nPlease Re-Enter");
vDateName.focus();
vDateName.select();
   }
}
return false;
}
else {
// If the value is not in the string return the string minus the last
// key entered.
if (isNav4) {
vDateName.value = "";
vDateName.focus();
vDateName.select();
return false;
}
else
{
vDateName.value = vDateName.value.substr(0, (vDateValue.length-1));
return false;
         }
      }
   }
}
function dateValid(objName) {
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;
strDate = objName;
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);
   }
}
//Adjustment for short years entered
if (strYear.length == 2) {
strYear = '20' + strYear;
}
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;
      }
   }
}
return true;
}
function LeapYear(intYear) {
if (intYear % 100 == 0) {
if (intYear % 400 == 0) { return true; }
}
else {
if ((intYear % 4) == 0) { return true; }
}
return false;
}
//onKeyUp="DateFormat(this,this.value,event,false,'1')" onBlur="DateFormat(this,this.value,event,true,'1')"



//===============================================================================================================

// ===================================================================
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// 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;
	}
// E.G. : onClick="this.form.output4.value=formatDate(new Date(getDateFromFormat(this.form.string4.value,this.form.format4.value)),this.form.newformat4.value);"
//===============================================================================================================






///Compare Two Date added by Achintya
function compareDates (value1, value2) {
   var date1, date2;
   var month1, month2;
   var year1, year2;
   //alert(value1);
   // alert(value2);
   date1  = value1.substring (0, value1.indexOf ("/"));
   month1 = value1.substring (value1.indexOf ("/")+1, value1.lastIndexOf ("/"));
   year1 = value1.substring (value1.lastIndexOf ("/")+1, value1.length);

   date2 = value2.substring (0, value2.indexOf ("/"));
   month2 = value2.substring (value2.indexOf ("/")+1, value2.lastIndexOf ("/"));
   year2 = value2.substring (value2.lastIndexOf ("/")+1, value2.length);
  // alert("Date="+date1);
  // alert("month="+month1);
  // alert("year="+year1);
   if (year1 > year2) return 1;
   else if (year1 < year2) return -1;
   else if (month1 > month2) return 1;
   else if (month1 < month2) return -1;
   else if (date1 > date2) return 1;
   else if (date1 < date2) return -1;
   else return 0;
} 




///day diff Two Date added by Achintya
function dayDiffOfTwoDates (value1, value2) {
   var one_day=1000*60*60*24
   var date1, date2;
   var month1, month2;
   var year1, year2;
   //alert(value1);
   
   date1  = value1.substring (0, value1.indexOf ("/"));
   month1 = value1.substring (value1.indexOf ("/")+1, value1.lastIndexOf ("/"));
   year1 = value1.substring (value1.lastIndexOf ("/")+1, value1.length);

   date2 = value2.substring (0, value2.indexOf ("/"));
   month2 = value2.substring (value2.indexOf ("/")+1, value2.lastIndexOf ("/"));
   year2 = value2.substring (value2.lastIndexOf ("/")+1, value2.length);
  
    var newdate1=new Date(year1,month1-1,date1);
	var newdate2=new Date(year2,month2-1,date2);
	
  return Math.ceil((newdate2.getTime()-newdate1.getTime())/(one_day));
}