function isBlank(s)
{
     var len=s.length
     var i
     for(i=0;i<len;i++)
	{ 
	    if(s.charAt(i)!=" ")
		 return false
	}
     return true
}


function validate(fieldName,fieldValue)
  {
    if( isBlank(fieldValue) ) 
     {
       alert(fieldName+ " cannot be left blank. ")
       return false
     }
    return true
  }

function dispMsg(Msg) 
 { 
       alert(Msg)
       return true
 }

function Check_Min_Max(Val,MaxVal,MinVal,MsgStr)
{
 if(! ((Val<=MaxVal) && (Val>=MinVal))  )       
      {
	dispMsg(MsgStr)
        return false
      }  
  return true
}


function ChkNumeric(val)
{
  var checkOK = "0123456789";
  var checkStr = val;
  var allValid = true;

  for (i = 0;  i < checkStr.length;  i++)
  {
    ch = checkStr.charAt(i);
    for (j = 0;  j < checkOK.length;  j++)
      if (ch == checkOK.charAt(j))
        break;
    if (j == checkOK.length)
    {
      allValid = false;
      break;
    }
  }
  if (!allValid)
  {
    return false
  }  
  return true
}


function ValidEmail(val,str)
{
  var checkOK = "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz_.-ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ@";
  var checkStr = val;
  var allValid = true;
  var atTheRate=false
  var atTheRate_No =0;
  var atTheRate_Pos=0;
  var LastPoint_Pos=0;

  for (i = 0;  i < checkStr.length;  i++)
  {
    ch = checkStr.charAt(i);
    for (j = 0;  j < checkOK.length;  j++)
      if (ch == checkOK.charAt(j))
        break;
    if (j == checkOK.length)
    {
      allValid = false;
      break;
    }
  }	

  if (!allValid)
  {
    alert("Please enter valid characters in the \"Email\" field.");
    str.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  for (i = 0;  i < checkStr.length;  i++)
  {
    ch = checkStr.charAt(i);
    if (ch=='@')
    {
      atTheRate=true
      atTheRate_No=atTheRate_No+1;
    }
  }  
  
 if (atTheRate==false)
  {
    alert(" \"Email\" field should have one \"@\".");
    str.focus();
    return (false);
  }

 if (atTheRate_No>1)
  {
    alert(" \"Email\" field should have only one \"@\".");
    str.focus();
    return (false);
  }

 if (atTheRate==true)
  {
     atTheRate_Pos=checkStr.indexOf("@");
     if (atTheRate_Pos==checkStr.length)
     {
	    alert("some characters must appear after \"@\" in \"Email\" field ");
	    str.focus();
	    return (false);
     }

     if (atTheRate_Pos==0)
     {
	    alert("some characters must appear before \"@\" in \"Email\" field ");
	    str.focus();
	    return (false);
     }
  }

 if (atTheRate==true)
  {
     atTheRate_Pos=checkStr.indexOf("@");
     LastPoint_Pos=checkStr.indexOf(".",atTheRate_Pos);
     if (LastPoint_Pos<atTheRate_Pos)
      {
	    alert(" Atleast one \".\" must apear after \"@\" in \"Email\" field ");
	    str.focus();
	    return (false);
      }     
  }

 return true
}


function compare_date1(date1,date2)
{
  alert("date1 ->"+date1)
  alert("date2 ->"+date2)

  var date11=new Date(date1)  
  var date22=new Date(date2)

     if ( DATEDIFF("d",date11,date22) <0)
       {   
   	 alert("date2>date1")	
       }
    else
      {
        alert("date2<date1")
      }

   return true
}


function validateDate(dd,mm,yyyy,str1,str2,str3)
 {  

  var monthArr = new Array(31,29,31,30,31,30,31,31,30,31,30,31)
  var today = new Date()
  var Msg

  var checkOK = "0123456789-";
  var checkStr = dd;
  var allValid = true;
  for (i = 0;  i < checkStr.length;  i++)
  {
    ch = checkStr.charAt(i);
    for (j = 0;  j < checkOK.length;  j++)
      if (ch == checkOK.charAt(j))
        break;
    if (j == checkOK.length)
    {
      allValid = false;
      break;
    }
  }

if (!allValid)
  {
    alert("Please enter only digit characters in the \"Date\" field.");
    str1.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  var checkOK = "0123456789-";
  var checkStr = mm;
  var allValid = true;
  for (i = 0;  i < checkStr.length;  i++)
  {
    ch = checkStr.charAt(i);
    for (j = 0;  j < checkOK.length;  j++)
      if (ch == checkOK.charAt(j))
        break;
    if (j == checkOK.length)
    {
      allValid = false;
      break;
    }
  }

  if (!allValid)
  {
    alert("Please enter only digit characters in the \"Month\" field.");
    str2.focus();
    return (false);
  }  

  var checkOK = "0123456789-";
  var checkStr = yyyy;
  var allValid = true;
  for (i = 0;  i < checkStr.length;  i++)
  {
    ch = checkStr.charAt(i);
    for (j = 0;  j < checkOK.length;  j++)
      if (ch == checkOK.charAt(j))
        break;
    if (j == checkOK.length)
    {
      allValid = false;
      break;
    }
  }	
  if (!allValid)
  {
    alert("Please enter only digit characters in the \"Year\" field.");
    str3.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if( (yyyy<1900) )
    {
     Msg="Please Enter Year Correctly"       
     dispMsg(Msg)
     str3.focus();
     return false
   }
    
  if( (mm<1) || (mm>12) )
    {
	Msg="Month can be only between 1 and 12"    
	dispMsg(Msg)
        return false
    }

  if( (dd<1) || (dd>monthArr[mm-1]) )
      {
	Msg="Date can be only between 1 and "+ monthArr[mm-1]
	dispMsg(Msg)
        return false
      }

   if(mm==2 && dd>28 && yyyy%4!=0)
        {
                alert("This is not a leap year. Feb has only 28 days")
		str1.focus();
                return (false);
        }

   if(mm==2 && dd>29 && yyyy%4==0)
        {
                alert("This year is a leap year. Feb has 29 days")
	        str1.focus();
                return (false);
        } 

     return true
 }





function convert_date(field1)
{
var fLength = field1.value.length; // Length of supplied field in characters.
var divider_values = new Array ('-','.','/',' ',':','_',','); // Array to hold permitted date seperators.  Add in '\' value
var array_elements = 7; // Number of elements in the array - divider_values.
var day1 = new String(null); // day value holder
var month1 = new String(null); // month value holder
var year1 = new String(null); // year value holder
var divider1 = null; // divider holder
var outdate1 = null; // formatted date to send back to calling field holder
var counter1 = 0; // counter for divider looping 
var divider_holder = new Array ('0','0','0'); // array to hold positions of dividers in dates
var s = String(field1.value); // supplied date value variable

//If field is empty do nothing
if ( fLength == 0 ) {
   return true;
}

// Deal with today or now
if ( field1.value.toUpperCase() == 'NOW' || field1.value.toUpperCase() == 'TODAY' ) {
   
	var newDate1 = new Date();
	
  		if (navigator.appName == "Netscape") {
    		var myYear1 = newDate1.getYear() + 1900;
  		}
  		else {
  			var myYear1 =newDate1.getYear();
  		}
  
	var myMonth1 = newDate1.getMonth()+1;  
	var myDay1 = newDate1.getDate();
	field1.value = myDay1 + "/" + myMonth1 + "/" + myYear1;
	fLength = field1.value.length;//re-evaluate string length.
	s = String(field1.value)//re-evaluate the string value.
}

//Check the date is the required length
if ( fLength != 0 && (fLength < 6 || fLength > 11) ) {
	invalid_date(field1);
	return false;   
	}

// Find position and type of divider in the date
for ( var i=0; i<3; i++ ) {
	for ( var x=0; x<array_elements; x++ ) {
		if ( s.indexOf(divider_values[x], counter1) != -1 ) {
			divider1 = divider_values[x];
			divider_holder[i] = s.indexOf(divider_values[x], counter1);
		   //alert(i + " divider1 = " + divider_holder[i]);
			counter1 = divider_holder[i] + 1;
			//alert(i + " counter1 = " + counter1);
			break;
		}
 	}
 }

// if element 2 is not 0 then more than 2 dividers have been found so date is invalid.
if ( divider_holder[2] != 0 ) {
   invalid_date(field1);
	return false;   
}

// See if no dividers are present in the date string.
if ( divider_holder[0] == 0 && divider_holder[1] == 0 ) { 
   
		//continue processing
		if ( fLength == 6 ) {//ddmmyy
   		day1 = field1.value.substring(0,2);
     		month1 = field1.value.substring(2,4);
  			year1 = field1.value.substring(4,6);
  			if ( (year1 = validate_year(year1)) == false ) {
   			invalid_date(field1);
				return false; 
				}
			}
			
		else if ( fLength == 7 ) {//ddmmmy
   		day1 = field1.value.substring(0,2);
  			month1 = field1.value.substring(2,5);
  			year1 = field1.value.substring(5,7);
  			if ( (month1 = convert_month(month1)) == false ) {
   			invalid_date(field1);
				return false; 
				}
  			if ( (year1 = validate_year(year1)) == false ) {
   			invalid_date(field1);
				return false; 
				}
			}
		else if ( fLength == 8 ) {//ddmmyyyy
   		day1 = field1.value.substring(0,2);
  			month1 = field1.value.substring(2,4);
  			year1 = field1.value.substring(4,8);
			}
		else if ( fLength == 9 ) {//ddmmmyyyy
   		day1 = field1.value.substring(0,2);
  			month1 = field1.value.substring(2,5);
  			year1 = field1.value.substring(5,9);
  			if ( (month1 = convert_month(month1)) == false ) {
   			invalid_date(field1);
				return false; 
				}
			}
		
		if ( (outdate1 = validate_date(day1,month1,year1)) == false ) {
   		alert("The value " + field1.value + " is not a vaild date.\n\r" +  
			"Please enter a valid date in the format dd/mm/yyyy");
			field1.focus();
			field1.select();
			return false;
			}

		field1.value = outdate1;
		return true;// All OK
		}
		
// 2 dividers are present so continue to process	
if ( divider_holder[0] != 0 && divider_holder[1] != 0 ) { 	
  	day1 = field1.value.substring(0, divider_holder[0]);
  	month1 = field1.value.substring(divider_holder[0] + 1, divider_holder[1]);
  	//alert(month1);
  	year1 = field1.value.substring(divider_holder[1] + 1, field1.value.length);
	}

if ( isNaN(day1) && isNaN(year1) ) { // Check day and year are numeric
	invalid_date(field1);
	return false;  
   }

if ( day1.length == 1 ) { //Make d day dd
   day1 = '0' + day1;  
}

if ( month1.length == 1 ) {//Make m month mm
	month1 = '0' + month1;   
}

if ( year1.length == 2 ) {//Make yy year yyyy
   if ( (year1 = validate_year(year1)) == false ) {
   	invalid_date(field1);
		return false;  
		}
}

if ( month1.length == 3 || month1.length == 4 ) {//Make mmm month mm
   if ( (month1 = convert_month(month1)) == false) {
   	alert("month1" + month1);
   	invalid_date(field1);
   	return false;  
   }
}

// Date components are OK
if ( (day1.length == 2 || month1.length == 2 || year1.length == 4) == false) {
   invalid_date(field1);
   return false;
}

//Validate the date
if ( (outdate1 = validate_date(day1, month1, year1)) == false ) {
   alert("The value " + field1.value + " is not a vaild date.\n\r" +  
	"Please enter a valid date in the format dd/mm/yyyy");
	field1.focus();
	field1.select();
	return false;
}

// Redisplay the date in dd/mm/yyyy format
field1.value = outdate1;
return true;//All is well

}

function convert_month(monthIn) {

var month_values = new Array ("JAN","FEB","MAR","APR","MAY","JUN","JUL","AUG","SEP","OCT","NOV","DEC");

monthIn = monthIn.toUpperCase(); 

if ( monthIn.length == 3 ) {
	for ( var i=0; i<12; i++ ) 
		{
   	if ( monthIn == month_values[i] ) 
   		{
			monthIn = i + 1;
			if ( i != 10 && i != 11 && i != 12 ) 
				{
   			monthIn = '0' + monthIn;
				}
			return monthIn;
			}
		}
	}

else if ( monthIn.length == 4 && monthIn == 'SEPT') {
   monthIn = '09';
   return monthIn;
	}
	
else {
	return false;
	} 
}

function invalid_date(inField) 
{
alert("The value " + inField.value + " is not in a vaild date format.\n\r" + 
        "Please enter date in the format dd/mm/yyyy");
inField.focus();
inField.select();
return true   
}
function validate_date(day2, month2, year2)                                                                                   {                                                                                                                                             
var DayArray = new Array(31,28,31,30,31,30,31,31,30,31,30,31);                                                                                                                                                                                     
var MonthArray = new Array("01","02","03","04","05","06","07","08","09","10","11","12");                                                                                 
var inpDate = day2 + month2 + year2;                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
var filter=/^[0-9]{2}[0-9]{2}[0-9]{4}$/;                                                                                       //Check ddmmyyyy date supplied
if (! filter.test(inpDate))                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  {                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
  return false;                                                                                                                 }                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
/* Check Valid Month */                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
filter=/01|02|03|04|05|06|07|08|09|10|11|12/ ;                                                                                                                                                                                    
if (! filter.test(month2))                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
  {                                                                                                                                                                           
  return false;                                                                                                                 }                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
/* Check For Leap Year */                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
var N = Number(year2);                                                                                                         if ( ( N%4==0 && N%100 !=0 ) || ( N%400==0 ) )                                                                                  DayArray[1]=29;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
/* Check for valid days for month */                                                                                                                                                                                                              
for(var ctr=0; ctr<=11; ctr++)                                                                                                  	{                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      if (MonthArray[ctr]==month2)                                                                                                                                                                                                               
   	{                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         if (day2<= DayArray[ctr] && day2 >0 )                                                                                                                                                                                                                         {
        inpDate = day2 + '/' + month2 + '/' + year2;       
        return inpDate;
        }                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         else                                                                                                                            {                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           return false;                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
        }                                                                                                                        	}                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
   }                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
}

function validate_year(inYear) 
{
if ( inYear < 10 ) 
	{
   inYear = "20" + inYear;
   return inYear;
	}
else if ( inYear >= 10 )
	{
   inYear = "19" + inYear;
   return inYear;
	}
else 
	{
	return false;
	}   
}