function checkdate(objName) {
var datefield = objName;
if (chkdate(objName) == false && datefield.value.length < 7) {
//objName.select();
//alert("That date is invalid. Please try again.(dd/mm/yyyy)");
//objName.focus();
return false;
}
else {
return true;


   }
}
	
///will validate if a date string is in format dd/MM/yyyy
function validateSetDateFormat(strDate)
{
	try
	{
	
	
		if(strDate.split("/").length == 3)
		{
			var dateNow = new Date();
			var s = strDate.split("/")
			
			///will remove any start 0 value
			s[0] = (s[0].substring(0,1) == "0") ? s[0].substring(1) : s[0];
			s[1] = (s[1].substring(0,1) == "0") ? s[1].substring(1) : s[1];
			s[2] = (s[2].substring(0,1) == "0") ? s[2].substring(1) : s[2];
			
			
			if	(
					!isNaN(parseInt(s[0])) 
				&&	parseInt(s[0])			> 0
				&&	parseInt(s[0])			<= 31
				&&	!isNaN(parseInt(s[1]))
				&&	parseInt(s[1])			> 0 
				&&	parseInt(s[1])			<= 12 
				&&	!isNaN(parseInt(s[2]))
				&&	parseInt(s[2])			>= parseInt(dateNow.getFullYear())
				)
			{
				var d = parseInt(s[0]); 
				var m = parseInt(s[1]);
				var y = parseInt(s[2]);
				///Month doesn't have 31 days!
				if ((m == 4 || m == 6 || m == 9 || m == 11) && d == 31) 
				{return false;}
				/// check for february 29th
				if (m == 2) 
				{ 
					var isleap = (y % 4 == 0 && (y % 100 != 0 || y % 400 == 0));
					if (d> 29 || (d == 29 && !isleap)) 
					{return false;}
				}
				///VALID DATE
				return true;
			}
			else
			{return false;}
		}
		else
		{return false;}
	}
	catch(e)
	{alert(e.message); return false;}
}


function check_date(dateStr){
var checkstr = "0123456789";
var Datevalue = "";
var DateTemp = "";
var seperator = "-";
var day;
var month;
var year;
var leap = 0;
var err = 0;
var i;
   err = 0;
   DateValue = dateStr;
   /* Delete all chars except 0..9 */
   for (i = 0; i < DateValue.length; i++) {
	  if (checkstr.indexOf(DateValue.substr(i,1)) >= 0) {
	     DateTemp = DateTemp + DateValue.substr(i,1);
	  }
   }
   DateValue = DateTemp;
   /* Always change date to 8 digits - string*/
   /* if year is entered as 2-digit / always assume 20xx */
   if (DateValue.length == 6) {
      DateValue = DateValue.substr(0,4) + '20' + DateValue.substr(4,2); }
   if (DateValue.length != 8) {
      err = 19;}
   /* year is wrong if year = 0000 */
   year = DateValue.substr(4,4);
   if (year == 0) {
      err = 20;
   }
   /* Validation of month*/
   month = DateValue.substr(2,2);
   if ((month < 1) || (month > 12)) {
      err = 21;
   }
   /* Validation of day*/
   day = DateValue.substr(0,2);
   if (day < 1) {
     err = 22;
   }
   /* Validation leap-year / february / day */
   if ((year % 4 == 0) || (year % 100 == 0) || (year % 400 == 0)) {
      leap = 1;
   }
   if ((month == 2) && (leap == 1) && (day > 29)) {
      err = 23;
   }
   if ((month == 2) && (leap != 1) && (day > 28)) {
      err = 24;
   }
   /* Validation of other months */
   if ((day > 31) && ((month == "01") || (month == "03") || (month == "05") || (month == "07") || (month == "08") || (month == "10") || (month == "12"))) {
      err = 25;
   }
   if ((day > 30) && ((month == "04") || (month == "06") || (month == "09") || (month == "11"))) {
      err = 26;
   }
   /* if 00 ist entered, no error, deleting the entry */
   if ((day == 0) && (month == 0) && (year == 00)) {
      err = 0; day = ""; month = ""; year = ""; seperator = "";
   }
   /* if no error, write the completed date to Input-Field (e.g. 13.12.2001) */
   if (err == 0) {
       return true;
   }
   
   /* Error-message if err != 0 */
   else {
	
	return false;
	
   }
}




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] = "1";
strMonthArray[1] = "2";
strMonthArray[2] = "3";
strMonthArray[3] = "4";
strMonthArray[4] = "5";
strMonthArray[5] = "6";
strMonthArray[6] = "7";
strMonthArray[7] = "8";
strMonthArray[8] = "9";
strMonthArray[9] = "10";
strMonthArray[10] = "11";
strMonthArray[11] = "12";
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 || strDateArray.length == 2) {
			strDay = strDateArray[0];
			strMonth = strDateArray[1];
			if ( strDateArray.length == 3 )
				strYear = strDateArray[2];
			else
				strYear = '2005';
		}
		else {
				err = 1;
				return false;
		}
		booFound = true;
   }
}

if (booFound == false) {
if (strDate.length>5) {
strDay = strDate.substr(0, 2);
strMonth = strDate.substr(2, 2);
strYear = strDate.substr(4);
   }
else {
err = 1;
return false;
}
	
}
if (strYear.length == 2) {
strYear = '20' + strYear;
}
if ( strYear.length == 1) {
	strYear = '200' + 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;
}



//Date formatting functions


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}
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// 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;
	}