/*


function isEmpty (s)
function trim(inputString)
function ValidateUsername(iUserName)
function ValidatePassword(iUserName, iPassword, iPasswordVerify, iOldPassword)
function isInteger(s)
function isValidDate(dtStr)
function isValidPostCode(entry)
function isValidZipCode(field)
function isValidEmail(str)
function isStringAlphanumeric
function validateDelete(theType)~
function funcjs_validate_isstarttimebigger(timeStart, timeEnd)
 
 
 
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function funcjs_validate_isstarttimebigger(timeStart, timeEnd) {
	arrayTimeStart = timeStart.split(':');
	arrayTimeEnd   = timeEnd.split(':');
	val1  = parseInt(arrayTimeStart[0]*100) + parseInt(arrayTimeStart[1]);
	val2  = parseInt(arrayTimeEnd[0]*100) + parseInt(arrayTimeEnd[1]);	
	if (val1<val2) {
		return false;
		}
	if (val1>=2000 && val2<400) {	
		return false;
		}	
	return true;
	}
	
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function funcjs_validate_isdatebigger(dateBig, dateSmall) {
	
	if (dateBig==false) {
		return false;		
		}
		
	if (dateSmall==false) {
		return false;		
		}		
	
	if (dateBig==''){
		return false;		
		}
	if (dateSmall==''){
		return false;		
		}
				
	arrayDateSmall = dateSmall.split('/');
	arrayDateBig   = dateBig.split('/');

	valSmall  = parseInt(arrayDateSmall[2]*10000) + parseInt(arrayDateSmall[0]*100) + parseInt(arrayDateSmall[1]);
	valBig  = parseInt(arrayDateBig[2]*10000) + parseInt(arrayDateBig[0]*100) + parseInt(arrayDateBig[1]);		
			
	if (valSmall<=valBig) {
		return false;
		}
	return true;
	}	

 
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var whitespace = " \t\n\r";
function isEmpty (s) {
	var i;
	if ((s == null) || (s.length == 0)) return true;
	for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
		var c = s.charAt(i);
	        if (whitespace.indexOf(c) == -1) return false;
	}
	return true;
	}


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function StringToDate (sDate) {
	var ssDate;

	ssDate = sDate.split('/');
	return new Date(ssDate[2], ssDate[0], ssDate[1]);
}


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function trim(inputString) {
   // Removes leading and trailing spaces from the passed string. Also removes
   // consecutive spaces and replaces it with one space. If something besides
   // a string is passed in (null, custom object, etc.) then return the input.
   if (typeof inputString != "string") { return inputString; }
   var retValue = inputString;
   var ch = retValue.substring(0, 1);
   while (ch == " ") { // Check for spaces at the beginning of the string
      retValue = retValue.substring(1, retValue.length);
      ch = retValue.substring(0, 1);
   }
   ch = retValue.substring(retValue.length-1, retValue.length);
   while (ch == " ") { // Check for spaces at the end of the string
      retValue = retValue.substring(0, retValue.length-1);
      ch = retValue.substring(retValue.length-1, retValue.length);
   }
   while (retValue.indexOf("  ") != -1) { // Note that there are two spaces in the string - look for multiple spaces within the string
      retValue = retValue.substring(0, retValue.indexOf("  ")) + retValue.substring(retValue.indexOf("  ")+1, retValue.length); // Again, there are two spaces in each of the strings
   }
   return retValue; // Return the trimmed string back to the user
} // Ends the "trim" function


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function ValidateUsername(iUserName)
{
	if (iUserName.length < 4)
	{
		alert("Username must be at least 4 characters long.");
		return false;
	}
	
	if ((iUserName.indexOf("!")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("@")!=-1) ||
	    (iUserName.indexOf("#")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("$")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("%")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("^")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("&")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("*")!=-1) ||  
	    (iUserName.indexOf(" ")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("(")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf(")")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("'")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("\"")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("\\")!=-1) ||
	    (iUserName.indexOf("|")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("[")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("]")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("{")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("}")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("<")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf(">")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf(".")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf(",")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf(":")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf(";")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("]")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("{")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("}")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("?")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("=")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("/")!=-1) )
	{
		alert("Username may not contain any of the following characters:\nSpace ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) [ ] { } < > ' \" , . : ; \\ | = ? /");
		return false;
	}
	
	firstChar = (iUserName.toUpperCase()).charCodeAt(0);

	// ASCII of A is 65; Z is 90
	if ( 65>firstChar || 90<firstChar ) 	{
		alert('Username must start with a letter (not a number).');
		return false;
	}
		
	return true;
}






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function ValidatePassword(iUserName, iPassword, iPasswordVerify, iOldPassword)
{
	if ((iPassword == "") && (iPasswordVerify==""))
	{
		return true;	// password hasn't changed
	}
	
	if (iUserName == iPassword)
	{
		alert("Username and Password are identical.");
		return false;
	}	
		
	if (iPassword.length < 6)
	{
		alert("Password must be at least 6 characters long.");
		return false;
	}
	
	if ((iPassword.indexOf("!")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("@")!=-1) ||
	    (iPassword.indexOf("#")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("$")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("%")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("^")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("&")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("*")!=-1) ||  
	    (iPassword.indexOf(" ")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("(")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf(")")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("'")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("\"")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("\\")!=-1) ||
	    (iPassword.indexOf("|")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("[")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("]")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("{")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("}")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("<")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf(">")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf(".")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf(",")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf(":")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf(";")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("]")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("{")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("}")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("?")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("=")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("/")!=-1) )
	{
		alert("Password may not contain any of the following characters:\nSpace ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) [ ] { } < > ' \" , . : ; \\ | = ? /");
		return false;
	}
		
	if (iOldPassword == iPassword)
	{
		alert("Old password and new password are identical.");
		return false;
	}
	
	if ((iPassword != iPasswordVerify) && (iPasswordVerify != ""))
	{
		alert("Passwords do not match!");
		return false;
	}
	return true;
}


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// * DHTML date validation script. Courtesy of SmartWebby.com (http://www.smartwebby.com/dhtml/) */

// Declaring valid date character, minimum year and maximum year
var dtCh= "/";
var minYear=1900;
var maxYear=2100;
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 isValidDate(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 <= 3; i++) {
		if (strYr.charAt(0)=="0" && strYr.length>1) strYr=strYr.substring(1)
	}
	month=parseInt(strMonth)
	day=parseInt(strDay)
	year=parseInt(strYr)
	theDateError=""
	if (pos1==-1 || pos2==-1){
		theDateError="The date format should be : mm/dd/yyyy";
	}
	if (strMonth.length<1 || month<1 || month>12){
		theDateError="Please enter a valid month";
	}
	if (strDay.length<1 || day<1 || day>31 || (month==2 && day>daysInFebruary(year)) || day > daysInMonth[month]){
		theDateError="Please enter a valid day";
	}
	if (strYear.length != 4 || year==0 || year<minYear || year>maxYear){
		theDateError="Please enter a valid 4 digit year between "+minYear+" and "+maxYear;
	}
	if (dtStr.indexOf(dtCh,pos2+1)!=-1 || isInteger(stripCharsInBag(dtStr, dtCh))==false){
		theDateError="Please enter a valid date";
	}
	return theDateError;
}




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function isValidPhoneNumber(s) 
{
 
     // Check for correct phone number
     //rePhoneNumber = new RegExp(/^\([1-9]\d{2}\)\s?\d{3}\-\d{4}$/);
     rePhoneNumber = new RegExp(/^[1-9]\d{2}\-\d{3}\-\d{4}$/);
 
     if (!rePhoneNumber.test(s)) {
          //alert("Phone Number Must Be Entered As: (555) 555-1234");
          return false;
     }
     return true;
 
return true;
}


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function isValidPostCode(entry){ // CANADIAN CODES ONLY
	strlen = entry.length; 
	if (strlen != 6 && strlen != 7) {return false;}
	var seven;
	seven=0;
	if (strlen == 7) seven = 1;
	entry=entry.toUpperCase();        // in case of lowercase characters
	// Check for legal characters in string - note index starts at zero
	if ('ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ'.indexOf(entry.charAt(0)) < 0) {return false;}
	if ('0123456789'.indexOf(entry.charAt(1)) < 0) {return false;}
	if ('ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ'.indexOf(entry.charAt(2)) < 0) {return false;}
	if (strlen == 7){
	  if ('- '.indexOf(entry.charAt(3)) < 0) {return false;}
	  }	
	if ('0123456789'.indexOf(entry.charAt(3+seven)) < 0) {return false;}
	if ('ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ'.indexOf(entry.charAt(4+seven)) < 0) {return false;}
	if ('0123456789'.indexOf(entry.charAt(5+seven)) < 0) {return false;}

	return true;
}


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function isValidZipCode(field) {
	var valid = "0123456789-";
	var hyphencount = 0;

	if (field.length!=5 && field.length!=10) {
		return "\n-- Please enter your 5 digit or 5 digit+4 zip code.";
	}
	for (var i=0; i < field.length; i++) {
		temp = "" + field.substring(i, i+1);
		if (temp == "-") hyphencount++;
			if (valid.indexOf(temp) == "-1") {
				return "\n-- Invalid characters in your zip code.  Please try again.";
			}
		if ((hyphencount > 1) || ((field.length==10) && ""+field.charAt(5)!="-")) {
		return "\n-- The hyphen character should be used with a properly formatted 5 digit+four zip code, like '12345-6789'.   Please try again.";
   		}
	}
	return "";
}



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function isValidEmail(str) {
		var at="@";
		var dot=".";
		var lat=str.indexOf(at);
		var lstr=str.length;
		var ldot=str.indexOf(dot);
		if ((str.indexOf("!")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("#")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("$")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("%")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("^")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("&")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("*")!=-1) ||  
		    (str.indexOf(" ")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("(")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf(")")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("'")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("\"")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("\\")!=-1) ||
		    (str.indexOf("|")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("[")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("]")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("{")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("}")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("<")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf(">")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf(",")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf(":")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf(";")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("]")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("{")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("}")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("?")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("=")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("/")!=-1) ) {
		   return false;
		}
		    
		if (str.indexOf(at)==-1){
		   return false;
		}
		if (str.indexOf(at)==-1 || str.indexOf(at)==0 || str.indexOf(at)==lstr){
		   return false;
		}
		if (str.indexOf(dot)==-1 || str.indexOf(dot)==0 || str.indexOf(dot)==lstr){
		    return false;
		}
		 if (str.indexOf(at,(lat+1))!=-1){
		    return false;
		 }
		 if (str.substring(lat-1,lat)==dot || str.substring(lat+1,lat+2)==dot){
		    return false;
		 }
		 if (str.indexOf(dot,(lat+2))==-1){
		    return false;
		 }
		 if (str.indexOf(" ")!=-1){
		    return false;
		 }
 		 return true;				
	}


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function ValidatePassword(iUserName, iPassword, iPasswordVerify, iOldPassword)
{

	
	if ((iPassword.indexOf("!")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("@")!=-1) ||
	    (iPassword.indexOf("#")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("$")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("%")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("^")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("&")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("*")!=-1) ||  
	    (iPassword.indexOf(" ")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("(")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf(")")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("'")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("\"")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("\\")!=-1) ||
	    (iPassword.indexOf("|")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("[")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("]")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("{")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("}")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("<")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf(">")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf(".")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf(",")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf(":")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf(";")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("]")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("{")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("}")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("?")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("=")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("/")!=-1) )
	{
		alert("Password may not contain any of the following characters:\nSpace ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) [ ] { } < > ' \" , . : ; \\ | = ? /");
		return false;
	}
		
	if (iOldPassword == iPassword)
	{
		alert("Old password and new password are identical.");
		return false;
	}
	
	if ((iPassword != iPasswordVerify) && (iPasswordVerify != ""))
	{
		alert("Passwords do not match!");
		return false;
	}
	return true;
}





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function isValidURL(str) {
		var dot=".";
		var at="@";
		var lstr=str.length;
		var ldot=str.indexOf(dot);
		if ((str.indexOf("!")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("@")!=-1) || 
    		    (str.indexOf("#")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("$")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("%")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("^")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("&")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("*")!=-1) ||  
		    (str.indexOf(" ")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("(")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf(")")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("'")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("\"")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("\\")!=-1) ||
		    (str.indexOf("|")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("[")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("]")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("{")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("}")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("<")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf(">")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf(",")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf(":")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf(";")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("]")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("{")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("}")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("?")!=-1) || 
		    (str.indexOf("=")!=-1) ) {
		   return false;
		}
		    
		if (str.indexOf(at)==lstr){
		   return false;
		}
		
		if (str.indexOf(dot)==-1 || str.indexOf(dot)==0 || str.indexOf(dot)==lstr){
		    return false;
		}

		 if (str.indexOf(" ")!=-1){
		    return false;
		 }
 		 return true;				
	}

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// isStringAlphanumeric (STRING s [, BOOLEAN emptyOK])
// isStringAlphabetic (STRING s [, BOOLEAN emptyOK])
// 
// Returns true if string s is English letters 
// (A .. Z, a..z) and numbers only.
// http://developer.netscape.com/docs/examples/javascript/formval/overview.html
//
// NOTE: Need i18n version to support European characters.
// This could be tricky due to different character
// sets and orderings for various languages and platforms.

function isCharLetter (c)
{   return ( ((c >= "a") && (c <= "z")) || ((c >= "A") && (c <= "Z")) )
}
function isCharDigit (c)
{   return ((c >= "0") && (c <= "9"))
}
function isCharLetterOrDigit (c)
{   return (isCharLetter(c) || isCharDigit(c))
}
function isStringAlphabetic (s)
{   var i;

    if (isEmpty(s)) 
       if (isStringAlphabetic.arguments.length == 1) return true;
       else return (isStringAlphabetic.arguments[1] == true);

    // Search through string's characters one by one
    // until we find a non-alphabetic character.
    // When we do, return false; if we don't, return true.

    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {   
        // Check that current character is letter.
        var c = s.charAt(i);

        if (!isCharLetter(c))
        return false;
    }

    // All characters are letters.
    return true;
}
function isStringPureAlphanumeric (s)
{   var i;

    if (isEmpty(s)) 
       if (isStringAlphanumeric.arguments.length == 1) return true;
       else return (isStringAlphanumeric.arguments[1] == true);

    // Search through string's characters one by one
    // until we find a non-alphanumeric character.
    // When we do, return false; if we don't, return true.

    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {   
        // Check that current character is number or letter.
        var c = s.charAt(i);

        if (! (isCharLetter(c) || isCharDigit(c) ) )
        return false;
    }

    // All characters are numbers or letters.
    return true;
}







function validateEmail(sEmail)
{
	if(!isValidEmail(sEmail)) {
		return '"' + sEmail + '" is not a valid email address.\n';
	}
	return "";
}


function validateURL(sURL)
{
	if(!isValidURL(sURL)) {
		return '"' + sURL + '" is not a valid web address.\n';
	}
	return "";
}


// Change the background color of a field
// in_nCheckForBlank - checks if the length is correct or not.  1 = check; 0 = don't check
// in_sMinLength     - checks for min length.  -1 don't check
// in_sMaxLength     - checks for max length.  -1 don't check
// in_nType          - Checks for the type of input
//		     	Email
//			URL
//			Date
//			PostalCode
//			PhoneNumber
//			Username
//			Password
//			Alphanumeric

function validateField(in_sFieldName, in_sFieldTextName, in_nMinLength, in_nMaxLength, in_nType, in_sDefaultBackground)
{
	var sErrorMessage;
	var sFieldName;
	

	sFieldName = trim(in_sFieldName.value);	
	// alert(in_sFieldTextName + ": " + in_sFieldName.value);
	if (isEmpty(sFieldName)) {
		sErrorMessage = '"' + in_sFieldTextName + '" may not be left blank.\n';
	}
	
	else if (sFieldName.length<in_nMinLength) {
		sErrorMessage = '"' + in_sFieldTextName + '" must be at least ' + in_nMinLength + ' characters long.\n';
	}
	
	else if ((sFieldName.length>in_nMaxLength) && (-1!=in_nMaxLength)) {
		sErrorMessage = '"' + in_sFieldTextName + '" must be no more than ' + in_nMaxLength + ' characters long.\n';
	}
	
	else {	// Check for the type
		if      ("Email" == in_nType)        {sErrorMessage = validateEmail(sFieldName);}
		else if ("URL" == in_nType)          {sErrorMessage = validateURL(sFieldName);}
		else if ("Username" == in_nType)     {sErrorMessage = validateUsername2(sFieldName);}
		else if ("Password" == in_nType)     {sErrorMessage = validatePassword2(sFieldName);}
		else if ("Alphanumeric" == in_nType) {sErrorMessage = "";}
		else if ("PureAlphanumeric" == in_nType) {sErrorMessage = "";}
		else if ("Date" == in_nType)         {sErrorMessage = ""; }
		else                     	     {sErrorMessage = "Error in function call.\n"; }
	}
	
	if (""==sErrorMessage) {
		in_sFieldName.style.backgroundColor=in_sDefaultBackground;
	}
	else
	{
		in_sFieldName.style.backgroundColor='#ffCCCC';
		in_sFieldName.focus();
	}
	return sErrorMessage;
}


function validateRadioGroup(in_sGroupName, in_sFieldTextName, in_sDefaultBackground)
{
	var sErrorMessage;		
	var nGroupSize;
	var bSelected;
	bSelected = false;
	var nItem;

	// check if there is one selected	
	for (nItem = 0; nItem < in_sGroupName.length; nItem++)
	{
		if (in_sGroupName(nItem).checked) {
			bSelected = true;
			break;
		}
	}	
	
	for (nItem = 0; nItem < in_sGroupName.length; nItem++)
	{
		if (bSelected) {
			in_sGroupName(nItem).style.background = in_sDefaultBackground;
		}
		else {
			in_sGroupName(nItem).style.background = '#ffCCCC';
		}
	}	

	if (bSelected) {
		return "";
	}
	else
	{
		return '"' + in_sFieldTextName + '" must be selected.\n';
	}
}



function validateCheckbox(in_sCheckboxName, in_sFieldTextName, in_sDefaultBackground)
{
	var sErrorMessage;		
	alert( in_sFieldTextName );
	
	if ( in_sCheckboxName.checked )
	{
		in_sCheckboxName.style.background = in_sDefaultBackground;	
		return false;
	}
	else
	{
		in_sCheckboxName.style.background = '#ffCCCC';
		return '"' + in_sFieldTextName + '" must be checked.\n';
	}
}



function validateCheckboxGroup(in_sCheckboxGroupName, in_sFieldTextName, in_sDefaultBackground)
{
	var sErrorMessage;		
	var bSelected;
	
	bSelected = false;
	
	for (i=0; i< in_sCheckboxGroupName.length; i++) {
		if (in_sCheckboxGroupName[i].checked)
		{
			bSelected = true;
		}
	}
	
	for (i=0; i<in_sCheckboxGroupName.length; i++) {
		if (bSelected) {
			in_sCheckboxGroupName(i).style.background = in_sDefaultBackground;
		}
		else {
			in_sCheckboxGroupName(i).style.background = '#ffCCCC';
		}
	}	
	
	if (bSelected) {
		return "";
	}
	else
	{
		return '"' + in_sFieldTextName + '" must be selected.\n';
	}
}

/***************************************************************/
/***************************************************************/
function validatePassword2(iPassword)
{

	if ((iPassword.indexOf("!")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("@")!=-1) ||
	    (iPassword.indexOf("#")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("$")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("%")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("^")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("&")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("*")!=-1) ||  
	    (iPassword.indexOf(" ")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("(")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf(")")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("'")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("\"")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("\\")!=-1) ||
	    (iPassword.indexOf("|")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("[")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("]")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("{")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("}")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("<")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf(">")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf(".")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf(",")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf(":")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf(";")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("]")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("{")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("}")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("?")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("=")!=-1) || 
	    (iPassword.indexOf("/")!=-1) )
	{
		return "Password may not contain any of the following characters:\nSpace ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) [ ] { } < > ' \" , . : ; \\ | = ? /";	
	}
		
	return "";
}



/***************************************************************/
/***************************************************************/
function validateUsername2(iUserName)
{
	if ((iUserName.indexOf("!")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("@")!=-1) ||
	    (iUserName.indexOf("#")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("$")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("%")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("^")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("&")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("*")!=-1) ||  
	    (iUserName.indexOf(" ")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("(")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf(")")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("'")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("\"")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("\\")!=-1) ||
	    (iUserName.indexOf("|")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("[")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("]")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("{")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("}")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("<")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf(">")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf(".")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf(",")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf(":")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf(";")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("]")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("{")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("}")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("?")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("=")!=-1) || 
	    (iUserName.indexOf("/")!=-1) )
	{
		return "The Username may not contain any of the following characters:\nSpace ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) [ ] { } < > ' \" , . : ; \\ | = ? /";
	}
	
	firstChar = (iUserName.toUpperCase()).charCodeAt(0);

	// ASCII of A is 65; Z is 90
	if ( 65>firstChar || 90<firstChar ) 	{
		return 'The Username must start with a letter (not a number).';
	}
		
	return "";
}


function validatePasswordMatch(in_sPassword1, in_sPassword2, in_sDefaultBackground)
{
	if (in_sPassword1.value!=in_sPassword2.value)
	{
		in_sPassword1.style.background = '#FFCCCC';
		in_sPassword2.style.background = '#FFCCCC';
		return 'Passwords do not match.\n';
	}
	else
	{
		in_sPassword1.style.background = in_sDefaultBackground;
		in_sPassword2.style.background = in_sDefaultBackground;
		return '';
	}
}

function validateUsernamePasswordMismatch(in_sUsername, in_sPassword, in_sDefaultBackground)
{
	if ( (in_sUsername.value == in_sPassword.value) && !isEmpty(in_sUsername.value) && !isEmpty(in_sPassword.value) )
	{
		in_sUsername.style.background = '#FFCCCC';
		in_sPassword.style.background = '#FFCCCC';
		return 'Username and Password must be different.\n';
	}
	else
	{
		
		in_sUsername.style.background = in_sDefaultBackground;
		in_sPassword.style.background = in_sDefaultBackground;
		return '';
	}
}

function validateStartDateBeforeEndDate(in_sStartDate, in_sEndDate, in_sDefaultBackground)
{
	if (StringToDate(in_sEndDate.value) < StringToDate(in_sStartDate.value))
	{
		in_sStartDate.style.background = '#ffCCCC';
		in_sEndDate.style.background   = '#ffCCCC';
		return 'End Date must be after Start Date.\n';		
	} else
	{
		in_sStartDate.style.background = in_sDefaultBackground;
		in_sEndDate.style.background = in_sDefaultBackground;
		return '';
	}
}
function validateChkGroup(chkGroup){
  
  if (chkGroup){
  	alert('yick4');
    var len = chkGroup.length;
    if (typeof len != "undefined"){ //multiple checkboxes
    	alert('hmm');
      for (var i=0; i<len; i++){
      	alert('hmm4');
         if (chkGroup[i].checked) return true; //at least one checkbox is checked
      }
      return false; //no checkbox is checked
    }  
    else { //only one checkbox
      return chkGroup.checked;
    }
  }
  else { //no checkbox at all
    return true; 
  }  
}

function convertCheckedBoxesToText(chkGroup){
   checklist="";
   if (chkGroup){
	var len = chkGroup.length;
	if (typeof len != "undefined"){ 
	   for (var i=0; i<len; i++){
		if (chkGroup[i].checked) checklist=checklist+chkGroup[i].value+','; 
      	   	}
    	   }  
	else{ 
	   if (chkGroup.checked) return chkGroup.value;
	}
   }
   return checklist;
}