/*Functions Used:	8	Element - form.element.name

			

			ex : If the the form name is "ThisForm"

			     element.name is "username"

			     

			     So the Element contains as (Thisform.username)

			     in the function.

				  

			Function 1: GenValidation(Element,Message1,Message2,spl)

		

			Message1: If you want to check the validation for the null 

			          or the element value is empty, what messge to be popped up.

			          

			Message2: If you want to check the validation for the element

			          length is less than 4, what messge to be popped up.

			          

			spl: Whether your element vlaue is to be checked for spl. characters			          

			          

			Usage  Details:

			

			Case 1: GenValidation(Element,'Message1','Message2','spl')		

			

			Case 2: GenValidation(Element,'','','spl')

			

			Case 3: GenValidation(Element,'','Message2','spl')

			

			Case 4: GenValidation(Element,'','Message2','')

			

			Case 5: GenValidation(Element,'Message1','','spl')



			Case 6: GenValidation(Element,'Message1','','')

			    

		Function 2: SplCharacters(Element)

					

		Function 3: EmailValidation(Element)

		

		Function 4: SplNumbers(Element)

		

		Function 5: NumValidation(Element,'Message','spl','num')

		

		Function 6: SelectValidation(Element,'Message')

		  	    This is to valid the select option values, 

		  	    always use your first option value is equals to zero

		example:		  	    

		  	    <select>

		  	    	<option value="0">select</option>

		  	    	<option value="1">......</option>

		  	    </select>

				

		Function 7: PassValidation(Element1,Element2)

					Retype Password and Password matching

					

		Function 8: Datevalidation(dd,mm,yyyy,'msg')

					dd, mm, yyyy are elements of the date either it can be 

					combo box or text box.

					Note:

					Please pass the name of the field thru msg.

					like "Start Date", "Date of Birth"

					Furthermore, This function takes care of focus setting.



		Function 9: ValidDates(dd1,mm1,yyyy1,dd2,mm2,yyyy2,msg)

					dd1,mm1,yyyy1 are elements of the date either it can be 

					combo box.

					dd2,mm2,yyyy2 are elements of the date either it can be 

					combo box or text box.



		Function 10: SelectAll(form name)

		             

		             ex:-

		             <input type="checkbox" name="selectall" value="Select All" onclick="SelectAll(this.form);">

			     NOTE: The check box name should be "selectall"

			     

		Function 11: getSelectedIndex(radgroup)

					This can used while validating radio button groups. If none of the buttons is selected then the function	

					returns -1 else the id.

					

					E.g: frm is the name of a form and radSearchType is the radiobutton group name.

					

					if( getSelectedIndex(frm.radSearchType) == -1 )

					{

						alert("Please select search type." );

						frm.radSearchType[0].focus();

						return;

					}

		Function 12: TextareaValidation(elem,msg,len)

					This function can be used to validate the length of Text area's in forms.

					For example...if the value of text area should not exceed 500 characters.

					

					Arguments :

					elem : The element(TextArea)

					msg : Message to be alerted

					      For example "Description"

					len : Noof characters not to be exceeded

					

					E.g: frm is the name of a form and desc is a text area name.

					

					Usage in form: 

					if(TextareaValidation(frm.desc,'Description',500) == 0)

					return;

					

					if(elem.value.length > len) {

					   alert(msg+" should not exceed "+len+" characters");

					   elem.focus();

					   return 0;

					}			

		

	CODE META DATA ENDS_______________________________________________

*/

/**FUNTION SELECTALL CHECK BOXES**/

function SelectAll(frm) 

{

	//alert(frm.selectall.checked);

	if(frm.selectall.checked == true) 

	{

		for(i=0;i<frm.elements.length;i++) 

		{

			if((frm.elements[i].type == "checkbox") && (frm.elements[i].name != "selectall")) 

			{

				frm.elements[i].checked = true;

		   	} // if statement

		} // for loop

	}

	else if(frm.selectall.checked == false) 

	{

		for(i=0;i<frm.elements.length;i++) 

		{

			if((frm.elements[i].type == "checkbox") && (frm.elements[i].name != "selectall")) 

			{

				frm.elements[i].checked = false;

			} // if statement

		} // for loop

	} // if - else - if condition

} // closing the function SelectAll()

	

/**FUNCTION VALIDDATES**/

function ValidDates(dd1, mm1, yyyy1, dd2, mm2, yyyy2, msg) 

{

	xFlag = 0;

	/*The Following Code has been commented by Ravi Julapalli

	if((DateValidation(dd1,mm1,yyyy1) == 0) && (DateValidation(dd2,mm2,yyyy2) == 0))*/

	 

	// Start of Code Added by Ravi

	if((DateValidation(dd1,mm1,yyyy1,'null') == 0) || (DateValidation(dd2,mm2,yyyy2,'null') == 0))

	xFlag = 1;

	if(xFlag==1)

	{

		return 0

	}

	// End of Code Added by Ravi

	 

	if(xFlag == 0) 

	{

		var ddd1 = new Number(dd1.value) ;

		var mmm1 = new Number(mm1.value) - 1;

		var yyy1 = new Number(yyyy1.value);

		var ddd2 = new Number(dd2.value) ;

		var mmm2 = new Number(mm2.value) - 1;

		var yyy2 = new Number(yyyy2.value);

		var dObj1 = new Date(yyy1,mmm1,ddd1,0,0,0,0);

		var dObj2 = new Date(yyy2,mmm2,ddd2,0,0,0,0);

		

		if(dObj1 > dObj2) 

		{

			alert(msg);

			dd1.focus();

			return 0;

		}

	}

	else return 1;

} // closing the function ValidDates()

	

function dval(yyy,mmm,ddd) 

{

	var dObj = new Date(yyy,mmm,ddd,0,0,0,0);

	var dd = dObj.getDate();

	var mm = dObj.getMonth();

	var yy = dObj.getFullYear();

		

	if((dd == ddd) && (yy == yyy) && (mm == mmm)) 

	{

		return true;

	}  

	else 

	{

		return false;

	}

} // closing the function dval()

	

/**FUNCTION DATEVALIDATION(dd,mm,yy,msg) **/

function DateValidation(dd, mm, yy, msg) 

{

	if(NumValidation(dd,'Date','','num') == 0) return 0;

	if(NumValidation(mm,'Month','','num') == 0) return 0;

	if(NumValidation(yy,'Year','','num') == 0) return 0;

	 

	d = parseInt(dd.value);

	m = parseInt(mm.value);

	y = parseInt(yy.value);

	 

	if(m > 12 || m == 0) 

	{

		alert("Invalid month selected for " + msg);

		mm.focus();

		return 0;

	}

	else 

	{

		var vDays = [ 0, 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31 ];

	 	var flag = 0;

	 	if(m == 2) 

		{

			if(isLeapYear(y)) 

			{

		  		if( d > 29 || d < 1 ) 

				{

		   			flag = 0;

		  		}

		  		else 

				{

		   			flag = 1;

		  		}

			}

			else if( d > vDays[m] || d < 1 ) 

			{

		 		flag = 0;

			}

			else 

			{

				flag = 1;

			}

	 	}

	 	else 

		{

			if( d > vDays[m] || d < 1 ) 

			{

		 		flag = 0;

			}

			else 

			{

		 		flag = 1;

			}  

	 	}

	}

	if(flag == 0) 

	{

		alert("Invalid day selected for " + msg);

		dd.focus();

		return 0;

	}

	else 

	{

		return 1;

	}

} // closing the function DateValidation() 

	

function isLeapYear(y) 

{

	if( y % 4 == 0) 

	{

		if( y % 100 == 0 ) 

		{

			if( y % 400 == 0) 

			{

				return true;

			}

			else 

			{

				return false;

			}

		}

		else 

		{

			return true;

		}

	}

	else 

	{

		return false;

	}

} // closing the function isLeapYear()

	 

/**FUNCTION PASSVALIDATION(element1,element2)**/

function PassValidation(Element1,Element2) 

{

	if(Element1.value != Element2.value) 

	{

		alert("Retype Password doesn't match");

		Element2.focus();

		return 0;

	}

	else return 1;

} // closing the function PassValidation()



/**FUNCTION COMPAREVALIDATION(element1,element2,Message)**/

function CompareValidation(Element1,Element2,Message) 

{

	if(Element1.value != Element2.value) 

	{

		alert(Message);

		Element2.focus();

		return 0;

	}

	else return 1;

} // closing the function CompareValidation()



/**FUNCTION SELECTVALIDATION(element,message)**/

function SelectValidation(Element,Message) 

{

	if(Element.value == "0") 

	{

		alert("Please select "+Message+" from the list");

		Element.focus();

		return 0;

	}

	else return 1;

}

	

/**FUNCTION EMAILVALIDATION(element)**/

function EmailValidation(Element)

{

	Flag  = 1;

	count = 0;

	var alp = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789_@.-";

		

	if(Element.value.length > 0)

	{

		for (var i=0; i<Element.value.length; i++)

		{

			temp = Element.value.substring(i, i+1);

			if (alp.indexOf(temp) == -1)

			{

				Flag = 0;

			}

		} // closing the for loop

	}

	else

	{

		Flag = 0;

	}

	for(var i=0; i <= Element.value.length; i++)

	{

		if(Element.value.charAt(0)=='@')

		{

			Flag = 0;

			break;

		}

		if(Element.value.charAt(Element.value.length-1)=='@')

		{

			Flag = 0;

			break;

		}

		if(Element.value.charAt(i)=='@') 

		{

			count = count + 1;

			if(count>1)

			{

				Flag = 0;

				break;

			}

			if((Element.value.charAt(i-1)=='.') || (Element.value.charAt(i+1)=='.'))

			{

				Flag = 0;

				break;

			}

		}

		if(Element.value.indexOf('@')==-1)

		{

			Flag = 0;		    	

			break;

		}

		if(Element.value.charAt(0)=='.')

		{

			Flag = 0;

			break;

		}

		if(Element.value.indexOf('.')==-1)

		{

			Flag = 0;		    	

			break;

		}

	} //closing the for loop

	if(Element.value.charAt(Element.value.length-1) == '.')

	Flag = 0;

	if(Flag != 1)

	{

		alert("Invalid Email Address.\nValid Characters are [a-z][A-Z][0-9][ _ @ . - ].");

		Element.focus();

		return 0;

	}	

	else return 1;

}

	

/**FUNCTION NUMVALIDATION(element,message,spl,onlynum)**/

function NumValidation(Element, MessageLen0, spl, OnlyNum)

{

	if(MessageLen0.length != 0)

	{

		if(isBlank(Element.value) || Element.value.length == 0)

		{

			alert("Please enter the "+ MessageLen0);

			Element.focus();

			return 0;

		}

	}

	if(OnlyNum == "num")

	{

		if(isNaN(Element.value))

		{

			alert("Please enter only Numeric Data");

			Element.focus();

			return 0;

		}

		if(parseInt(Element.value) < 0)

		{

			alert("Negative values are not allowed for this field.");

			Element.focus();

			return 0;

		}

	}

	if(spl == "spl" && OnlyNum != "num")

	{

		if(SplNumbers(Element) == 0) return 0;

	}	

	return 1;

} // closing the function NumValidation()

	

/**FUNCTION GENVALIDATION(element.message1,message2,spl)**/

function GenValidation(Element,MessageLen0,MessageLen4,spl,ElementLength) 

{

	if(MessageLen0.length != 0)

	{

		if(Element.value.length == 0)

		{

			alert("Please enter the "+ MessageLen0);

			Element.focus();

			return 0;

		}

		else if(isBlank(Element.value))

		{				

			alert("Please enter the "+ MessageLen0);

			Element.focus();

			return 0;

		}

	}

	if(MessageLen4.length != 0)

	{			

		if(Element.value.length > ElementLength)

		{

			alert( MessageLen4 + " should not be more than 2 characters");

			Element.focus();

			return 0;

		} // closing the if - else condtion for if(MessageLen4.length != 0)

	}	

	if(spl == "spl")

	{

		if(SplCharacters(Element) == 0) return 0;

	}

	else if(spl == "space")

	{

		if(SplCharactersSpace(Element) == 0) return 0;

	}///// Added By : BHARATH.

	else if(spl == "text")

	{

		if(textOnly(Element) == 0) return 0;

	}

	else if(spl == "web")

	{

		if(SplCharactersWebsite(Element) == 0) return 0;

	}

	else if(spl == "pass")

	{

		if(SplCharactersNumbers(Element) == 0) return 0;

	}

	else if(spl == "apos")

	{

		if(SplCharactersApostrophe(Element) == 0) return 0;

	}

	else if(spl == "num2")

	{

		if(SplNumbers2(Element) == 0) return 0;

	}

	return 1;

} // closing the function GenValidation()

	

/**FUNCTION SPLCHARACTERS(element)**/

function SplCharacters(Val) 

{

	var alp = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789_";

	for (var i=0;i<Val.value.length;i++)

	{

		temp=Val.value.substring(i,i+1);

		if (alp.indexOf(temp)==-1)

		{

			alert("No special characters \nValid entries are [a-z][A-Z][0-9][ _ ]");

			Val.focus();

			return 0;

		}

	} // closing the for loop

} // closing the function SplCharacters()

	

function SplCharactersNumbers(Val) 

{

	var alp = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789";

	for (var i=0;i<Val.value.length;i++)

	{

		temp=Val.value.substring(i,i+1);

		if (alp.indexOf(temp)==-1)

		{

			alert("No special characters \nValid entries are [a-z][A-Z][0-9]");

			Val.focus();

			return 0;

		}

	} // closing the for loop

} // closing the function SplCharacters()



function SplCharactersApostrophe(Val) 

{

	var alp = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789'.,-/! ";

	for (var i=0;i<Val.value.length;i++)

	{

		temp=Val.value.substring(i,i+1);

		if (alp.indexOf(temp)==-1)

		{

			alert("No special characters \nValid entries are [a-z][A-Z][0-9]['][,][-][/][ space ][.][!]");

			Val.focus();

			return 0;

		}

	} // closing the for loop

} // closing the function SplCharacters()

	

/**FUNCTION SPLCHARACTERS(element)**/

function SplCharactersSpace(Val)

{

	var alp = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789- ";

	for (var i=0;i<Val.value.length;i++)

	{

		temp=Val.value.substring(i,i+1);

		if (alp.indexOf(temp)==-1)

		{

			alert("No special characters \nValid entries are [a-z][A-Z][0-9][ space ][-]");

			Val.focus();

			return 0;

		}

	} // closing the for loop

} // closing the function SplCharactersSpace()

	

/**FUNCTION SPLCHARACTERS(element)**/

function SplCharactersWebsite(Val)

{

	var alp = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789/:.?_-=& ";

	for (var i=0;i<Val.value.length;i++)

	{

		temp=Val.value.substring(i,i+1);

		if (alp.indexOf(temp)==-1)

		{

			alert("No special characters \nValid entries are [a-z][A-Z][0-9][ space ][-][/][:][.][?][ _ ][=][&]");

			Val.focus();

			return 0;

		}

	} // closing the for loop

} // closing the function SplCharactersSpace()

	

/**FUNCTION textOnly(element)**/

///Added By : BHARATH.

function textOnly(Val)

{

	var alp = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ";

	for (var i=0;i<Val.value.length;i++)

	{

		temp=Val.value.substring(i,i+1);

		if (alp.indexOf(temp)==-1)

		{

			alert("No special characters \nValid entries are [a-z][A-Z][ space ]");

			Val.focus();

			return 0;

		}

	} // closing the for loop

} // closing the function textOnly()

	

/**FUNCTION SPLNUMBERS(element)**/

function SplNumbers(Val)

{

	var alp = "0123456789+-";

	for (var i=0;i<Val.value.length;i++)

	{

		temp=Val.value.substring(i,i+1);

		if (alp.indexOf(temp)==-1)

		{

			alert("No special characters \nValid entries are [0-9][-]");

			Val.focus();

			return 0;

		}

	} // closing the for loop

} // closing the function SplNumbers()

function SplNumbers2(Val)
{
	var alp = "0123456789.";

	for (var i=0;i<Val.value.length;i++)

	{

		temp=Val.value.substring(i,i+1);

		if (alp.indexOf(temp)==-1)

		{

			alert("No special characters \nValid entries are [0-9][.]");

			Val.focus();

			return 0;

		}

	} // closing the for loop
	
	
	
}// end of SplNumbers

/**FUNCTION FOR CHECKING THE FIELD CONTAINS BLANK VALUES ISBLANK(Element.value)**/

//To check if trim(value) is blank

function isBlank(txt, minlen)

{

	/*This fucntion can be used to check if a given text contains only spaces or 0 in length.

	INPUT: Text [txt]

					Minimum Length [minlen] optional

					Indicates that the text should be atleast 'minlen' in length

	OUTPUT: returns true if blank else false

	*/

	if( txt.length == getCountOf('\n', txt) )

	{

		/*This condition avoids the entry of just newlines in text areas.*/

		return true;

	}

	if( txt.length == getCountOf(' ', txt) || txt.length == 0 )

	{

		return true;

	}

	else if( minlen > 0 )

	{

		if( txt.length < minlen )

		{

			return true;

		}

		else

		{

			return false;

		}

	}

	else

	{

		return false;

	}

}

//This can be used for any character validation.

//For example in a valid date the count of - or / should not be more than 2

//Likewise in a valid numer there should be only one .

function getCountOf(vChr, txt)

{

	var i = 0;

	var iCount = 0;

	for( i=0; i < txt.length; i++ )

	{

		if( txt.charAt(i) == vChr )

		{

			iCount++;

		}

	}

	return iCount;

}

	

function getSelectedIndex(radgroup)

{

	/* Returns back the id of selected radio button in a radio button group  */

	var j = -1;

	for( i=0; i < radgroup.length; i++ )

	{

		if( radgroup[i].checked )

		{

			j = i;

		}

	}

	return j;

}

	

/**FUNCTION TEXTAREAVALIDATION(element,message,len)**/

function TextareaValidation(elem,msg,len) 

{

	if(elem.value.length == 0)

	{

		if(isBlank(elem.value)) 

		{

			alert("Please enter the "+msg);

			elem.focus();

			return 0;

		}

		else if(elem.value.length > len) 

		{

			alert(msg+" Should not exceed "+len+" characters");

			elem.focus();

			return 0;

		}	

	}

	return 1;

} // closing the function TextareaValidation()

	

function checkInCharSet(txt, charset)

{

	/*This function checks if the characters in a given text are part of a given character set.

	INPUT:	Text ti be verified [txt]

			String of character that forms the reference [charset]

	OUTPUT: Returns true if all of the characters in txt are part of charset, else false.

	USAGE:for example:checkInCharSet( "guru", "aeiouAEIOU" ) this fucntion returns false as "guru" contains 'g' and 'r'

					  whcih are not part of "aeiouAEIOU".

		checkInCharSet( "abC", "abcdefABCDEF" ) this statement returns true as all "abC" contains characters

						that are present in "abcdefABCDEF"*/

	var b = true;

	for(i = 0; i < txt.length; i++ )

	{

		if( charset.indexOf(txt.charAt(i)) == -1 )

		{

			b = false;

		}

	}

	return b;

}



function isValidDate(dd, mm, yy)

{

	/*This fucntion can be used for date validations.

	INPUT:	Day in numeric format [d]

			Month in numeric format [m]

			4 digit year [y]

	OUTPUT: Returns true if the date is valid else false.

	USAGE:isValidDate( 1, 4, 2001 )	- Returns true

			isValidDate( 1, 13, 2002 )	- Returns false coz month is > 12

			isValidDate( 30, 2, 2001)	- Returns false coz Feb will never have 30th*/

	var d = parseInt(dd);

	var m = parseInt(mm);

	var y = parseInt(yy);

	if( isNaN(d) || isNaN(m) || isNaN(y) ) return false;

	if( d <= 0 || m <= 0 || y <=0 ) return false;

	if( d > 31 || m > 12 ) return false;

	if( y < 1000 || y > 9999 ) return false;

	var vDays = [ 0, 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31 ];

	if( m == 2 )

	{

		if( isLeapYear(y) )

		{

			if( d > 29 || d < 1 )

			{

				return false;

			}

			else

			{

				return true;

			}

		}

		else if( d > vDays[m] || d < 1 )

		{

			return false;

		}

		else

		{

			return true;

		}

	}

	else if( d > vDays[m] || d < 1 )

	{

		return false;

	}

	else

	{

		return true;

	}

}

	

<!-- Begin// var Message="www.Jewster.com"; 

var Message=" "; 

var place=1;

function scrollIn() 

{

	window.status=Message.substring(0, place);  

	if (place >= Message.length) 

	{

		place=1;

		window.setTimeout("scrollOut()",500); 

	} 

	else 

	{

		place++;

		window.setTimeout("scrollIn()",200); 

	} 

}



function scrollOut() 

{

	window.status=Message.substring(place, Message.length);

	if (place >= Message.length) 

	{

		place=1;

		window.setTimeout("scrollIn()", 300);

	} 

	else 

	{

		place++;

		window.setTimeout("scrollOut()", 200); 

	}

}

// End -->

// scrollIn() ;	

		

/**FUNCTION ROUNDNUMBER(element)**/

function RoundNumber(Val)

{

	var alp = "0123456789";

	for (var i=0;i<Val.value.length;i++)

	{

		temp=Val.value.substring(i,i+1);

		if (alp.indexOf(temp)==-1)

		{

			alert("Invalid Quantity Entered.");

			Val.focus();

			return 0;

		}

	} // closing the for loop

} // closing the function RoundNumber()



//ltrim,rtrim and trim fucntions 

function ltrim(argvalue)

{

	while (1) 

	{

    	if (argvalue.substring(0, 1) != " ") break;

    	argvalue = argvalue.substring(1, argvalue.length);

  	}

  	return argvalue;

}



function rtrim(argvalue) 

{

	while (1) 

	{

    	if (argvalue.substring(argvalue.length - 1, argvalue.length) != " ") break;

    	argvalue = argvalue.substring(0, argvalue.length - 1);

  	}

	return argvalue;

}



function trim(argvalue) 

{

	var tmpstr = ltrim(argvalue);

	return rtrim(tmpstr);

}



// Declaring valid date character, minimum year and maximum year

var dtCh= "/";

var minYear=1900;

var maxYear=2100;

var dtCh1="-";



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++)

	{   

        var c = s.charAt(i);

        if (bag.indexOf(c) == -1) returnString += c;

    }

    return returnString;

}



function daysInFebruary (year)

{

	// February has 29 days in any year evenly divisible by four,

    // EXCEPT for centurial years which are not also divisible by 400.

    return (((year % 4 == 0) && ( (!(year % 100 == 0)) || (year % 400 == 0))) ? 29 : 28 );

}



function DaysArray(n)

{

	for (var i = 1; i <= n; i++) 

	{

		this[i] = 31

		if (i==4 || i==6 || i==9 || i==11) 

		{

			this[i] = 30

		}

		if (i==2) 

		{

			this[i] = 29

		}

   	} 

   	return this

}



function isDate(dtStr)

{

	var daysInMonth = DaysArray(12)

	var pos1=dtStr.indexOf(dtCh)

	var pos2=dtStr.indexOf(dtCh,pos1+1)

	var strMonth=dtStr.substring(0,pos1)

	var strDay=dtStr.substring(pos1+1,pos2)

	var strYear=dtStr.substring(pos2+1)

	strYr=strYear

	if (strDay.charAt(0)=="0" && strDay.length>1) strDay=strDay.substring(1)

	if (strMonth.charAt(0)=="0" && strMonth.length>1) strMonth=strMonth.substring(1)

	for (var i = 1; i <= 2; i++) 

	{

		if (strYr.charAt(0)=="0" && strYr.length>1) strYr=strYr.substring(1)

	}

	month=parseInt(strMonth)

	day=parseInt(strDay)

	year=parseInt(strYr)

	if (pos1==-1 || pos2==-1)

	{

		alert("The date format should be : mm/dd/yyyy")

		return false

	}

	if (strMonth.length<1 || month<1 || month>12)

	{

		alert("Please enter a valid month")

		return false

	}

	if (strDay.length<1 || day<1 || day>31 || (month==2 && day>daysInFebruary(year)) || day > daysInMonth[month])

	{

		alert("Please enter a valid day")

		return false

	}

	if (strYear.length != 4 )

	{

		//|| year<minYear || year>maxYear){

		//alert("Please enter a valid 4 digit year between "+minYear+" and "+maxYear)

		alert("Please enter a valid 2 digit year");

		return false

	}

	if (dtStr.indexOf(dtCh,pos2+1)!=-1 || isInteger(stripCharsInBag(dtStr, dtCh))==false)

	{

		alert("Please enter a valid date")

		return false

	}

	return true

}