/* form validation function 
function validate(form) {
  var name = form.name.value;
  var email = form.email.value;
  var gender = form.gender.value;
  var message = form.message.value;
  var nameRegex = /^[a-zA-Z]+(([\'\,\.\- ][a-zA-Z ])?[a-zA-Z]*)*$/;
  var emailRegex = /^[\w-\.]+@([\w-]+\.)+[\w-]{2,4}$/;
  var messageRegex = new RegExp(/<\/?\w+((\s+\w+(\s*=\s*(?:".*?"|'.*?'|[^'">\s]+))?)+\s*|\s*)\/?>/gim);
  if(name == "") {
    inlineMsg('name','You must enter your name.',2);
    return false;
  }
  if(!name.match(nameRegex)) {
    inlineMsg('name','You have entered an invalid name.',2);
    return false;
  }
  if(email == "") {
    inlineMsg('email','<strong>Error</strong><br />You must enter your email.',2);
    return false;
  }
  if(!email.match(emailRegex)) {
    inlineMsg('email','<strong>Error</strong><br />You have entered an invalid email.',2);
    return false;
  }
  if(gender == "") {
    inlineMsg('gender','<strong>Error</strong><br />You must select your gender.',2);
    return false;
  }
  if(message == "") {
    inlineMsg('message','You must enter a message.');
    return false;
  }
  if(message.match(messageRegex)) {
    inlineMsg('message','You have entered an invalid message.');
    return false;
  }
  return true;
}
*/

// START OF MESSAGE SCRIPT //

var MSGTIMER = 20;
var MSGSPEED = 5;
var MSGOFFSET = 3;
var MSGHIDE = 3;

// build out the divs, set attributes and call the fade function //
function inlineMsg(target,string,autohide) {
  var msg;
  var msgcontent;
  if(!document.getElementById('msg')) {
    msg = document.createElement('div');
    msg.id = 'msg';
    msgcontent = document.createElement('div');
    msgcontent.id = 'msgcontent';
    document.body.appendChild(msg);
    msg.appendChild(msgcontent);
    msg.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=0)';
    msg.style.opacity = 0;
    msg.alpha = 0;
  } else {
    msg = document.getElementById('msg');
    msgcontent = document.getElementById('msgcontent');
  }
  msgcontent.innerHTML = string;
  msg.style.display = 'block';
  var msgheight = msg.offsetHeight;
  var targetdiv = document.getElementById(target);
  targetdiv.focus();
  var targetheight = targetdiv.offsetHeight;
  var targetwidth = targetdiv.offsetWidth;
  var topposition = topPosition(targetdiv) - ((msgheight - targetheight) / 2);
  var leftposition = leftPosition(targetdiv) + targetwidth + MSGOFFSET;
  msg.style.top = topposition + 'px';
  msg.style.left = leftposition + 'px';
  clearInterval(msg.timer);
  msg.timer = setInterval("fadeMsg(1)", MSGTIMER);
  if(!autohide) {
    autohide = MSGHIDE;  
  }
  window.setTimeout("hideMsg()", (autohide * 1000));
}

// hide the form alert //
function hideMsg(msg) {
  var msg = document.getElementById('msg');
  if(!msg.timer) {
    msg.timer = setInterval("fadeMsg(0)", MSGTIMER);
  }
}

// face the message box //
function fadeMsg(flag) {
  if(flag == null) {
    flag = 1;
  }
  var msg = document.getElementById('msg');
  var value;
  if(flag == 1) {
    value = msg.alpha + MSGSPEED;
  } else {
    value = msg.alpha - MSGSPEED;
  }
  msg.alpha = value;
  msg.style.opacity = (value / 100);
  msg.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=' + value + ')';
  if(value >= 99) {
    clearInterval(msg.timer);
    msg.timer = null;
  } else if(value <= 1) {
    msg.style.display = "none";
    clearInterval(msg.timer);
  }
}

// calculate the position of the element in relation to the left of the browser //
function leftPosition(target) {
  var left = 0;
  if(target.offsetParent) {
    while(1) {
      left += target.offsetLeft;
      if(!target.offsetParent) {
        break;
      }
      target = target.offsetParent;
    }
  } else if(target.x) {
    left += target.x;
  }
  return left;
}

// calculate the position of the element in relation to the top of the browser window //
function topPosition(target) {
  var top = 0;
  if(target.offsetParent) {
    while(1) {
      top += target.offsetTop;
      if(!target.offsetParent) {
        break;
      }
      target = target.offsetParent;
    }
  } else if(target.y) {
    top += target.y;
  }
  return top;
}

// preload the arrow //
if(document.images) {
  arrow = new Image(7,80); 
  arrow.src = "images/msg_arrow.gif"; 
}


function radioB(btn) {
var cnt = -1;
for (var i=btn.length-1; i > -1; i--) {
if (btn[i].checked) {cnt = i; i = -1;}
}
if (cnt > -1) return btn[cnt].value;
else return null;
}


function check_date(field){
var checkstr = "0123456789";
var DateValue = field;
var Datevalue = "";
var DateTemp = "";
var seperator = "/";
var day;
var month;
var year;
var leap = 0;
var err = 0;
var i;
   err = 0;
   
   /* 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 (day + seperator + month + seperator + year);
   }
   /* Error-message if err != 0 */
   else {
      return null;
   }
}





function date_greater(field){
field=check_date(field);
d1=field.split('/');
startDate=new Date();
startDate.setFullYear(d1[2],(d1[1]-1),d1[0]);
//var startDate=startDate.setFullYear(d1[2],(d1[1]-1),d1[0])
//d2=strEndDate.split('/');
today=new Date();
	if (startDate >= today){return null;}else{return true;} 
}