// JavaScript Document
function checkform(of)
{
// Test if DOM is available and there is an element called required
	if(!document.getElementById || !document.createTextNode){return;}
	if(!document.getElementById('required')){return;}

// Define error messages and split the required fields
	var errorID='errormsg';
	var errorClass='error'
	var errorMsg='Please enter or change the fields marked with a ';
	var errorImg='images/alert.gif';
	var errorAlt='Error';
	var errorTitle='This field has an error!';
	var reqfields=document.getElementById('required').value.split(',');

// Cleanup old mess
	// if there is an old errormessage field, delete it
	if(document.getElementById(errorID))
	{
		var em=document.getElementById(errorID);
		em.parentNode.removeChild(em);
	}
	// remove old images and classes from the required fields
	for(var i=0;i<reqfields.length;i++)
	{
		var f=document.getElementById(reqfields[i]);
		if(!f){continue;}
		if(f.previousSibling && /img/i.test(f.previousSibling.nodeName))
		{
			f.parentNode.removeChild(f.previousSibling);
		}
		f.className='';
	}
// loop over required fields
	for(var i=0;i<reqfields.length;i++)
	{
// check if required field is there
		var f=document.getElementById(reqfields[i]);
		if(!f){continue;}
// test if the required field has an error, 
// according to its type
		switch(f.type.toLowerCase())
		{
			case 'text':
				if(f.value=='' && f.id!='email'){cf_adderr(f)}							
// email is a special field and needs checking
				if(f.id=='email' && !cf_isEmailAddr(f.value)){cf_adderr(f)}							
			break;
			case 'textarea':
				if(f.value==''){cf_adderr(f)}							
			break;
			case 'checkbox':
				if(!f.checked){cf_adderr(f)}							
			break;
			case 'select-one':
				if(!f.selectedIndex && f.selectedIndex==0){cf_adderr(f)}							
			break;
		}
	}
	return !document.getElementById(errorID);

	/* Tool methods */
	function cf_adderr(o)
	{
		// create image, add to and colourise the error fields
		var errorIndicator=document.createElement('img');
		errorIndicator.alt=errorAlt;
		errorIndicator.src=errorImg;
		errorIndicator.title=errorTitle;
		o.className=errorClass;
		o.parentNode.insertBefore(errorIndicator,o);

	// Check if there is no error message
		if(!document.getElementById(errorID))
		{
		// create errormessage and insert before submit button
			var em=document.createElement('div');
			em.id=errorID;
			var newp=document.createElement('p');
			newp.appendChild(document.createTextNode(errorMsg))
			// clone and insert the error image
			newp.appendChild(errorIndicator.cloneNode(true));
			em.appendChild(newp);
			// find the submit button 
			for(var i=0;i<of.getElementsByTagName('input').length;i++)
			{
				if(/submit/i.test(of.getElementsByTagName('input')[i].type))
				{
					var sb=of.getElementsByTagName('input')[i];
					break;
				}
			}
			if(sb)
			{
				sb.parentNode.insertBefore(em,sb);
			}	
		} 
	}
	function cf_isEmailAddr(str) 
	{
		return str.match(/^[\w-]+(\.[\w-]+)*@([\w-]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,7}$/);
	}
}

function isValidDate(dateStr) {
	dateStr = dateStr.value;
	// Checks for the following valid date formats:
	// MM/DD/YY   MM/DD/YYYY   MM-DD-YY   MM-DD-YYYY
	var datePat = /^(\d{1,2})(\/|-)(\d{1,2})\2(\d{4})$/; // requires 4 digit year
	var matchArray = dateStr.match(datePat); // is the format ok?
	if (matchArray == null) {
		alert(dateStr + " Date is not in a valid format.")
		return false;
	}
	month = matchArray[1]; // parse date into variables
	day = matchArray[3];
	year = matchArray[4];
	if (month < 1 || month > 12) { // check month range
		alert("Month must be between 1 and 12.");
		return false;
	}
	if (day < 1 || day > 31) {
		alert("Day must be between 1 and 31.");
		return false;
	}
	if ((month==4 || month==6 || month==9 || month==11) && day==31) {
		alert("Month "+month+" doesn't have 31 days!")
		return false;
	}
	if (month == 2) { // check for february 29th
	var isleap = (year % 4 == 0 && (year % 100 != 0 || year % 400 == 0));
	if (day>29 || (day==29 && !isleap)) {
		alert("February " + year + " doesn't have " + day + " days!");
		return false;
	   }
	}
	return true;
}