var reWhitespace = /^\s+$/
var reLetter = /^[a-zA-Z]$/
var reAlphabetic = /^[a-zA-Z]+$/
var reAlphanumeric = /^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/
var reDigit = /^\d/
var reLetterOrDigit = /^([a-zA-Z]|\d)$/
var reInteger = /^\d+$/
var reSignedInteger = /^[+-]?\d+$/
var reFloat = /^((\d+(\.\d*)?)|((\d*\.)?\d+))$/
var reSignedFloat = /^(([+-]?\d+(\.\d*)?)|([+-]?(\d*\.)?\d+))$/
var reEmail = /^.+\@.+\..+$/
var digits = "0123456789";
var lowercaseLetters = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
var uppercaseLetters = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
var whitespace = " \t\n\r";
var phoneNumberDelimiters = "()- ";
var phoneNumber7DigitDelimiters = "- ";
var validUSPhoneChars = digits + phoneNumberDelimiters;
var valid7DigitPhoneChars = digits + phoneNumber7DigitDelimiters;
var validWorldPhoneChars = digits + phoneNumberDelimiters + "+";
var SSNDelimiters = "- ";
var validSSNChars = digits + SSNDelimiters;
var digitsInSocialSecurityNumber = 9;
var digitsInUSPhoneNumber = 10;
var ZIPCodeDelimiters = "-";
var StripNumbers = "$,+"
var ZIPCodeDelimeter = "-"
var validZIPCodeChars = digits + ZIPCodeDelimiters
var digitsInZIPCode1 = 5
var digitsInZIPCode2 = 9
var creditCardDelimiters = " -"
var mPrefix = "You did not enter a value into the "
var mSuffix = " field. This is a required field. Please enter it now."
var sUSLastName = "Last Name"
var sUSFirstName = "First Name"
var sWorldLastName = "Family Name"
var sWorldFirstName = "Given Name"
var sTitle = "Title"
var sCompanyName = "Company Name"
var sUSAddress = "Street Address"
var sWorldAddress = "Address"
var sCity = "City"
var sStateCode = "State Code"
var sWorldState = "State, Province, or Prefecture"
var sCountry = "Country"
var sZIPCode = "ZIP Code"
var sWorldPostalCode = "Postal Code"
var sPhone = "Phone Number"
var sFax = "Fax Number"
var sDateOfBirth = "Date of Birth"
var sExpirationDate = "Expiration Date"
var sEmail = "Email"
var sSSN = "Social Security Number"
var sCreditCardNumber = "Credit Card Number"
var sOtherInfo = "Other Information"
var iStateCode = ", must be a valid two character U.S. state abbreviation (like CA for California). Please reenter it now."
var iZIPCode = ", must be a 5 or 9 digit U.S. ZIP Code (like 94043). Please reenter it now."
var iUSPhone = ", must be a 10 digit U.S. phone number (like 415 555 1212). Please reenter it now."
var i7DigitPhone = ", must be a 7 digit U.S. phone number (like 555 1212). Please reenter it now."
var iWorldPhone = "This field must be a valid international phone number. Please reenter it now."
var iSSN = ", must be a 9 digit U.S. social security number (like 123 45 6789). Please reenter it now."
var iEmail = ", must be a valid email address (like foo@bar.com). Please reenter it now."
var iCreditCardPrefix = "This is not a valid "
var iCreditCardSuffix = " credit card number.  Please reenter it now."
var iCreditCardMessage = "This is not a valid MasterCard or Visa number.  Please re-enter the number now."
var iDay = ", must be a day number between 1 and 31.  Please reenter it now."
var iMonth = ", must be a month number between 1 and 12.  Please reenter it now."
var iYear = ", must be a 2 or 4 digit year number.  Please reenter it now."
var iDatePrefix = "The Day, Month, and Year for "
var iDateSuffix = " do not form a valid date.  Please reenter them now."
var iNonNegativeNumber = ", must be a number >= 0.  Please reenter it now."
var iFloat = ", must be a number >= 0.  Please reenter it now."
var iBadUSDate = ", must have a valid date (like 4/5/1999).  Please reenter it now."
var iInvalidPrefix = "The field, "
var pEntryPrompt = "Please enter a "
var pStateCode = "2 character code (like CA)."
var pZIPCode = "5 or 9 digit U.S. ZIP Code (like 94043)."
var pUSPhone = "10 digit U.S. phone number (like 415 555 1212)."
var p7DigitPhone = "7 digit U.S. phone number (like 555 1212)."
var pWorldPhone = "international phone number."
var pSSN = "9 digit U.S. social security number (like 123 45 6789)."
var pEmail = "valid email address (like foo@bar.com)."
var pCreditCard = "valid credit card number."
var pDay = "day number between 1 and 31."
var pMonth = "month number between 1 and 12."
var pYear = "2 or 4 digit year number."
var defaultEmptyOK = false

function makeArray(n) {
   for (var i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
      this[i] = 0
   } 
   return this
}

var daysInMonth = makeArray(12);
daysInMonth[1] = 31;
daysInMonth[2] = 29;   // must programmatically check this
daysInMonth[3] = 31;
daysInMonth[4] = 30;
daysInMonth[5] = 31;
daysInMonth[6] = 30;
daysInMonth[7] = 31;
daysInMonth[8] = 31;
daysInMonth[9] = 30;
daysInMonth[10] = 31;
daysInMonth[11] = 30;
daysInMonth[12] = 31;

var USStateCodeDelimiter = "|";
var USStateCodes = "AL|AK|AS|AZ|AR|CA|CO|CT|DE|DC|FM|FL|GA|GU|HI|ID|IL|IN|IA|KS|KY|LA|ME|MH|MD|MA|MI|MN|MS|MO|MT|NE|NV|NH|NJ|NM|NY|NC|ND|MP|OH|OK|OR|PW|PA|PR|RI|SC|SD|TN|TX|UT|VT|VI|VA|WA|WV|WI|WY|AE|AA|AE|AE|AP"

// Returns 4 digit year and works around incompatibilities of JavaScript versions
function getFullYear (d)
{
var y = d.getYear () ;
if (y < 30) 
	y+=2000 ;
else
	if (y < 1000) y+=1900 ;
return y ;
}

function isEmpty(s)
{   return ((s == null) || (s.length == 0))
}

function isWhitespace (s)

{   // Is s empty?
    return (isEmpty(s) || reWhitespace.test(s));
}


function stripCharsInRE (s, bag)

{       return s.replace(bag, "")
}


function stripCharsInBag (s, bag)

{   var i;
    var returnString = "";

    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {   
        // Check that current character isn't whitespace.
        var c = s.charAt(i);
        if (bag.indexOf(c) == -1) returnString += c;
    }

    return returnString;
}



function stripCharsNotInBag (s, bag)

{   var i;
    var returnString = "";

    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {   
        var c = s.charAt(i);
        if (bag.indexOf(c) != -1) returnString += c;
    }

    return returnString;
}


function stripWhitespace (s)

{   return stripCharsInBag (s, whitespace)
}


function charInString (c, s)
{   for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {   if (s.charAt(i) == c) return true;
    }
    return false
}


function stripInitialWhitespace (s)

{   var i = 0;

    while ((i < s.length) && charInString (s.charAt(i), whitespace))
       i++;
    
    return s.substring (i, s.length);
}


function isLetter (c)
{   return reLetter.test(c)
}

function isDigit (c)
{   return reDigit.test(c)
}



function isLetterOrDigit (c)
{   return reLetterOrDigit.test(c)
}



function isInteger (s)

{   var i;

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

    return reInteger.test(s)
}




function isSignedInteger (s)

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

    
    else {
       return reSignedInteger.test(s)
    }
}

function isPositiveInteger (s)
{   var secondArg = defaultEmptyOK;

    if (isPositiveInteger.arguments.length > 1)
        secondArg = isPositiveInteger.arguments[1];

    return (isSignedInteger(s, secondArg)
         && ( (isEmpty(s) && secondArg)  || (parseInt (s) > 0) ) );
}


function isNonnegativeInteger (s)
{   var secondArg = defaultEmptyOK;

    if (isNonnegativeInteger.arguments.length > 1)
        secondArg = isNonnegativeInteger.arguments[1];


    return (isSignedInteger(s, secondArg)
         && ( (isEmpty(s) && secondArg)  || (parseInt (s) >= 0) ) );
}


function isNegativeInteger (s)
{   var secondArg = defaultEmptyOK;

    if (isNegativeInteger.arguments.length > 1)
        secondArg = isNegativeInteger.arguments[1];

    return (isSignedInteger(s, secondArg)
         && ( (isEmpty(s) && secondArg)  || (parseInt (s) < 0) ) );
}

function isNonpositiveInteger (s)
{   var secondArg = defaultEmptyOK;

    if (isNonpositiveInteger.arguments.length > 1)
        secondArg = isNonpositiveInteger.arguments[1];

    return (isSignedInteger(s, secondArg)
         && ( (isEmpty(s) && secondArg)  || (parseInt (s) <= 0) ) );
}


function isFloat (s)

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

    return reFloat.test(s)
}

function isSignedFloat (s)

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

    else {
       return reSignedFloat.test(s)
    }
}


function isAlphabetic (s)

{   var i;

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

    else {
       return reAlphabetic.test(s)
    }
}


function isAlphanumeric (s)

{   var i;

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

    else {
       return reAlphanumeric.test(s)
    }
}


function reformat (s)

{   var arg;
    var sPos = 0;
    var resultString = "";

    for (var i = 1; i < reformat.arguments.length; i++) {
       arg = reformat.arguments[i];
       if (i % 2 == 1) resultString += arg;
       else {
           resultString += s.substring(sPos, sPos + arg);
           sPos += arg;
       }
    }
    return resultString;
}


function isSSN (s)
{   if (isEmpty(s)) 
       if (isSSN.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isSSN.arguments[1] == true);
    return (isInteger(s) && s.length == digitsInSocialSecurityNumber)
}

function isUSPhoneNumber (s)
{   if (isEmpty(s)) 
       if (isUSPhoneNumber.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isUSPhoneNumber.arguments[1] == true);
    return (isInteger(s) && s.length == digitsInUSPhoneNumber)
}


function is7DigitPhoneNumber (s)
{   if (isEmpty(s)) 
       if (is7DigitPhoneNumber.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (is7DigitPhoneNumber.arguments[1] == true);
    return (isInteger(s) && s.length == 7)
}


function isInternationalPhoneNumber (s)
{   if (isEmpty(s)) 
       if (isInternationalPhoneNumber.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isInternationalPhoneNumber.arguments[1] == true);
    return (isPositiveInteger(s))
}


function isZIPCode (s)
{  if (isEmpty(s)) 
       if (isZIPCode.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isZIPCode.arguments[1] == true);
   return (isInteger(s) && 
            ((s.length == digitsInZIPCode1) ||
             (s.length == digitsInZIPCode2)))
}


function isStateCode(s)
{   if (isEmpty(s)) 
       if (isStateCode.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isStateCode.arguments[1] == true);
    return ( (USStateCodes.indexOf(s) != -1) &&
             (s.indexOf(USStateCodeDelimiter) == -1) )
}



function isEmail (s)

{   if (isEmpty(s)) 
       if (isEmail.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isEmail.arguments[1] == true);
    
    else {
       return reEmail.test(s)
    }
}


function isYear (s)
{   if (isEmpty(s)) 
       if (isYear.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isYear.arguments[1] == true);
    if (!isNonnegativeInteger(s)) return false;
    return ((s.length == 2) || (s.length == 4));
}


function isIntegerInRange (s, a, b)
{   if (isEmpty(s)) 
       if (isIntegerInRange.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isIntegerInRange.arguments[1] == true);

    if (!isInteger(s, false)) return false;

    var num = parseInt (s);
    return ((num >= a) && (num <= b));
}


function isMonth (s)
{   if (isEmpty(s)) 
       if (isMonth.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isMonth.arguments[1] == true);
    return isIntegerInRange (s, 1, 12);
}


function isDay (s)
{   if (isEmpty(s)) 
       if (isDay.arguments.length == 1) return defaultEmptyOK;
       else return (isDay.arguments[1] == true);   
    return isIntegerInRange (s, 1, 31);
}


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

function isDate (year, month, day)
{   // catch invalid years (not 2- or 4-digit) and invalid months and days.
    if (! (isYear(year, false) && isMonth(month, false) && isDay(day, false))) return false;

    var intYear = parseInt(year);
    var intMonth = parseInt(month);
    var intDay = parseInt(day);

    if (intDay > daysInMonth[intMonth]) return false; 

    if ((intMonth == 2) && (intDay > daysInFebruary(intYear))) return false;

    return true;
}


function prompt (s)
{   window.status = s ;
	return true ;
}

function promptEntry (s)
{   window.status = s
}

function warnEmpty (theField, s)
{   theField.focus()
    alert(mPrefix + s + mSuffix)
    return false
}

function warnInvalid (theField, s)
{   theField.focus() ;
    if (theField.type != "select-one") 
		{
		theField.select() ;
		}
    alert(s )
    return false
}

function checkString (theField, s, emptyOK)
{   if (checkString.arguments.length == 2) emptyOK = defaultEmptyOK;
    if ((emptyOK == true) && (isEmpty(theField.value))) return true;
    if (isWhitespace(theField.value)) 
       return warnEmpty (theField, s);
    else return true;
}
function checkListString (theField, s, emptyOK)
{   if (checkListString.arguments.length == 2) emptyOK = defaultEmptyOK;
    if ((emptyOK == true) && (isEmpty(theField.value))) return true;
    if (theField.value == "") 
       return warnEmpty (theField, s);
    else return true;
}
function checkCheckBoxGroup (theField, s, emptyOK)
{   
	if (theField.length > 0)
		{
		for (i = 0, picked_one = false; i < theField.length; i++)
			if (theField[i].checked)
				{
				picked_one = true;
				break;
				}
		}
	else
		if (theField.checked) picked_one = true;

	return picked_one;
}

function checkNonnegativeInteger (theField, s, emptyOK)
{   
    if (checkNonnegativeInteger.arguments.length == 2) emptyOK = defaultEmptyOK;
    if ((emptyOK == true) && (isEmpty(theField.value))) return true;
    var normalizedNumber = stripCharsInBag(theField.value, "$,+") ;
    if (!isNonnegativeInteger(normalizedNumber)) 
       return warnInvalid (theField, iInvalidPrefix + s + iNonNegativeNumber);
    else 
		{
		if (normalizedNumber.length > 10)
			normalizedNumber = 1000000000 ;
		theField.value = reFormatNumber(normalizedNumber) ;
		return true;
		}
}
function checkFloat (theField, s, emptyOK)
{   
    if (checkFloat.arguments.length == 2) emptyOK = defaultEmptyOK;
    if ((emptyOK == true) && (isEmpty(theField.value))) return true;
    var normalizedNumber = stripCharsInBag(theField.value, "$,+") ;
    if (!isFloat(normalizedNumber)) 
       return warnInvalid (theField, iInvalidPrefix + s + iFloat);
    else 
		{
		if (normalizedNumber.length > 10)
			normalizedNumber = 1000000000 ;
		theField.value = normalizedNumber ;
		return true;
		}
}

function checkSelected (theField, s, emptyOK)
{   
    if (!isNonnegativeInteger (theField[theField.selectedIndex].value)) 
       return warnInvalid (theField, "You must first select a " + s + ". Please Enter it Now");
	else
	   return true;       
}

function checkSelectedOld (theField, s, emptyOK)
{   
    if (!isPositiveInteger (theField.selectedIndex)) 
       return warnInvalid (theField, "You must first select a " + s + ". Please Enter it Now");
	else
	   return true;       
}

function checkUSDate (theField, s, emptyOK)
{   
    if (checkUSDate.arguments.length == 2) emptyOK = defaultEmptyOK;
    if ((emptyOK == true) && (isEmpty(theField.value))) return true;
    if (isNaN (Date.parse (theField.value))) 
       return warnInvalid (theField, iInvalidPrefix + s + iBadUSDate);
    else 
		{
		theField.value = reFormatUSDate(theField.value) ;
		return true;
		}
}


function checkStateCode (theField, emptyOK)
{   if (checkStateCode.arguments.length == 1) emptyOK = defaultEmptyOK;
    if ((emptyOK == true) && (isEmpty(theField.value))) return true;
    else
    {  theField.value = theField.value.toUpperCase();
       if (!isStateCode(theField.value, false)) 
          return warnInvalid (theField, iInvalidPrefix + s + iStateCode);
       else return true;
    }
}


function reformatZIPCode (ZIPString)
{   if (ZIPString.length == 5) return ZIPString;
    else return (reformat (ZIPString, "", 5, "-", 4));
}


function reFormatNumber (NumberString)
{   if (NumberString.length < 5) return NumberString ;
    else if (NumberString.length == 5) 
		return (reformat (NumberString, "", 2, ",", 3));
    else if (NumberString.length == 6) 
		return (reformat (NumberString, "", 3, ",", 3));
    else if (NumberString.length == 7) 
		return (reformat (NumberString, "", 1, ",", 3, ",", 3));
    else if (NumberString.length == 8) 
		return (reformat (NumberString, "", 2, ",", 3, ",", 3));
    else if (NumberString.length == 9) 
		return (reformat (NumberString, "", 3, ",", 3, ",", 3));
    else return NumberString ;
}

function reFormatUSDate (DateString)
{

intTime = Date.parse (DateString)

dtNew = new Date () ;
dtNew.setTime (intTime) ;

return ((dtNew.getMonth ()+1) + "/" + dtNew.getDate () + "/" + getFullYear (dtNew)) ;

}
function reFormatUSDateOld (DateString)
{
lastSlash = DateString.lastIndexOf("/")
if (lastSlash != -1)
	if (DateString.length == (lastSlash + 3))
		{
		if (DateString.charAt(lastSlash + 1) <= '2')
			centuryPrefix = "20"
		else
			centuryPrefix = "19"
		arrDate = DateString.split("/")
		DateString = arrDate[0] + "/" + arrDate[1] + "/" + centuryPrefix + arrDate[2]
		}
intTime = Date.parse (DateString)

dtNew = new Date () ;
dtNew.setTime (intTime) ;

return ((dtNew.getMonth ()+1) + "/" + dtNew.getDate () + "/" + getFullYear (dtNew)) ;

}

function checkZIPCode (theField, s, emptyOK)
{   if (checkZIPCode.arguments.length == 1) emptyOK = defaultEmptyOK;
    if ((emptyOK == true) && (isEmpty(theField.value))) return true;
    else
    { var normalizedZIP = stripCharsInBag(theField.value, ZIPCodeDelimiters)
      if (!isZIPCode(normalizedZIP, false)) 
         return warnInvalid (theField, iInvalidPrefix + s + iZIPCode);
      else 
      {  // if you don't want to insert a hyphen, comment next line out
         theField.value = reformatZIPCode(normalizedZIP)
         return true;
      }
    }
}

function reformatUSPhone (USPhone)
{   return (reformat (USPhone, "(", 3, ") ", 3, "-", 4))
}

function reformat7DigitPhone (Phone)
{   return (reformat(Phone, "", 3, "-", 4))
}

function checkUSPhone (theField, s, emptyOK)
{   if (checkUSPhone.arguments.length == 2) emptyOK = defaultEmptyOK;
    if ((emptyOK == true) && (isEmpty(theField.value))) return true;
    else
    {  var normalizedPhone = stripCharsInBag(theField.value, phoneNumberDelimiters)
       if (!isUSPhoneNumber(normalizedPhone, false)) 
          return warnInvalid (theField, iInvalidPrefix + s + iUSPhone);
       else 
       {  // if you don't want to reformat as (123) 456-789, comment next line out
          theField.value = reformatUSPhone(normalizedPhone)
          return true;
       }
    }
}



function check7DigitPhone (theField, s, emptyOK)
{   if (check7DigitPhone.arguments.length == 2) emptyOK = defaultEmptyOK;
    if ((emptyOK == true) && (isEmpty(theField.value))) return true;
    else
    {  var normalizedPhone = stripCharsInBag(theField.value, phoneNumber7DigitDelimiters)
       if (!is7DigitPhoneNumber(normalizedPhone, false)) 
          return warnInvalid (theField, iInvalidPrefix + s + i7DigitPhone);
       else 
       {  // if you don't want to reformat as 456-789, comment next line out
          theField.value = reformat7DigitPhone(normalizedPhone)
          return true;
       }
    }
}

function checkInternationalPhone (theField, emptyOK)
{   if (checkInternationalPhone.arguments.length == 1) emptyOK = defaultEmptyOK;
    if ((emptyOK == true) && (isEmpty(theField.value))) return true;
    else
    {  if (!isInternationalPhoneNumber(theField.value, false)) 
          return warnInvalid (theField, iInvalidPrefix + s + iWorldPhone);
       else return true;
    }
}


function checkEmail (theField, s, emptyOK)
{   if (checkEmail.arguments.length == 2) emptyOK = defaultEmptyOK;
    if ((emptyOK == true) && (isEmpty(theField.value))) return true;
    else if (!isEmail(theField.value, false)) 
       return warnInvalid (theField, iInvalidPrefix + s + iEmail);
    else return true;
}




function reformatSSN (SSN)
{   return (reformat (SSN, "", 3, "-", 2, "-", 4))
}


function checkSSN (theField, emptyOK)
{   if (checkSSN.arguments.length == 1) emptyOK = defaultEmptyOK;
    if ((emptyOK == true) && (isEmpty(theField.value))) return true;
    else
    {  var normalizedSSN = stripCharsInBag(theField.value, SSNDelimiters)
       if (!isSSN(normalizedSSN, false)) 
          return warnInvalid (theField, iInvalidPrefix + s + iSSN);
       else 
       {  // if you don't want to reformats as 123-456-7890, comment next line out
          theField.value = reformatSSN(normalizedSSN)
          return true;
       }
    }
}

function checkYear (theField, emptyOK)
{   if (checkYear.arguments.length == 1) emptyOK = defaultEmptyOK;
    if ((emptyOK == true) && (isEmpty(theField.value))) return true;
    if (!isYear(theField.value, false)) 
       return warnInvalid (theField, iInvalidPrefix + s + iYear);
    else return true;
}


function checkMonth (theField, emptyOK)
{   if (checkMonth.arguments.length == 1) emptyOK = defaultEmptyOK;
    if ((emptyOK == true) && (isEmpty(theField.value))) return true;
    if (!isMonth(theField.value, false)) 
       return warnInvalid (theField, iInvalidPrefix + s + iMonth);
    else return true;
}



function checkDay (theField, emptyOK)
{   if (checkDay.arguments.length == 1) emptyOK = defaultEmptyOK;
    if ((emptyOK == true) && (isEmpty(theField.value))) return true;
    if (!isDay(theField.value, false)) 
       return warnInvalid (theField, iInvalidPrefix + s + iDay);
    else return true;
}



function checkDate (yearField, monthField, dayField, labelString, OKtoOmitDay)
{   // Next line is needed on NN3 to avoid "undefined is not a number" error
    // in equality comparison below.
    if (checkDate.arguments.length == 4) OKtoOmitDay = false;
    if (!isYear(yearField.value)) return warnInvalid (yearField, iInvalidPrefix + s + iYear);
    if (!isMonth(monthField.value)) return warnInvalid (monthField, iInvalidPrefix + s + iMonth);
    if ( (OKtoOmitDay == true) && isEmpty(dayField.value) ) return true;
    else if (!isDay(dayField.value)) 
       return warnInvalid (dayField, iInvalidPrefix + s + iDay);
    if (isDate (yearField.value, monthField.value, dayField.value))
       return true;
    alert (iDatePrefix + labelString + iDateSuffix)
    return false
}

function getRadioButtonValue (radio)
{   for (var i = 0; i < radio.length; i++)
    {   if (radio[i].checked) { break }
    }
    return radio[i].value
}


function checkCreditCard (theField, s, emptyOK)
{ 	var normalizedCCN = stripCharsInBag(theField.value, creditCardDelimiters)
    // if (!isCardMatch(cardType, normalizedCCN))     
	if ((!IsVisa(normalizedCCN)) && (!IsMC(normalizedCCN)))
	{
       return warnInvalid (theField, iCreditCardMessage);
    }
    else 
    {  theField.value = normalizedCCN		
       return true
    }
}
function isCreditCard(st) {
  // Encoding only works on cards with less than 19 digits
  if (st.length > 19)
    return (false);

  sum = 0; mul = 1; l = st.length;
  for (i = 0; i < l; i++) {
    digit = st.substring(l-i-1,l-i);
    tproduct = parseInt(digit ,10)*mul;
    if (tproduct >= 10)
      sum += (tproduct % 10) + 1;
    else
      sum += tproduct;
    if (mul == 1)
      mul++;
    else
      mul--;
  }

  if ((sum % 10) == 0)
    return (true);
  else
    return (false);

} // END FUNCTION isCreditCard()


function isVisa(cc)
{
  if (((cc.length == 16) || (cc.length == 13)) &&
      (cc.substring(0,1) == 4))
    return isCreditCard(cc);
  return false;
}  // END FUNCTION isVisa()


function isMasterCard(cc)
{
  firstdig = cc.substring(0,1);
  seconddig = cc.substring(1,2);
  if ((cc.length == 16) && (firstdig == 5) &&
      ((seconddig >= 1) && (seconddig <= 5)))
    return isCreditCard(cc);
  return false;

} // END FUNCTION isMasterCard()



function isAmericanExpress(cc)
{
  firstdig = cc.substring(0,1);
  seconddig = cc.substring(1,2);
  if ((cc.length == 15) && (firstdig == 3) &&
      ((seconddig == 4) || (seconddig == 7)))
    return isCreditCard(cc);
  return false;

} // END FUNCTION isAmericanExpress()



function isDinersClub(cc)
{
  firstdig = cc.substring(0,1);
  seconddig = cc.substring(1,2);
  if ((cc.length == 14) && (firstdig == 3) &&
      ((seconddig == 0) || (seconddig == 6) || (seconddig == 8)))
    return isCreditCard(cc);
  return false;
}

function isCarteBlanche(cc)
{
  return isDinersClub(cc);
}


function isDiscover(cc)
{
  first4digs = cc.substring(0,4);
  if ((cc.length == 16) && (first4digs == "6011"))
    return isCreditCard(cc);
  return false;

} // END FUNCTION isDiscover()





function isEnRoute(cc)
{
  first4digs = cc.substring(0,4);
  if ((cc.length == 15) &&
      ((first4digs == "2014") ||
       (first4digs == "2149")))
    return isCreditCard(cc);
  return false;
}


function isJCB(cc)
{
  first4digs = cc.substring(0,4);
  if ((cc.length == 16) &&
      ((first4digs == "3088") ||
       (first4digs == "3096") ||
       (first4digs == "3112") ||
       (first4digs == "3158") ||
       (first4digs == "3337") ||
       (first4digs == "3528")))
    return isCreditCard(cc);
  return false;

} // END FUNCTION isJCB()




function isAnyCard(cc)
{
  if (!isCreditCard(cc))
    return false;
  if (!isMasterCard(cc) && !isVisa(cc) && !isAmericanExpress(cc) && !isDinersClub(cc) &&
      !isDiscover(cc) && !isEnRoute(cc) && !isJCB(cc)) {
    return false;
  }
  return true;

} // END FUNCTION isAnyCard()




function isCardMatch (cardType, cardNumber)
{

	cardType = cardType.toUpperCase();
	var doesMatch = true;

	if ((cardType == "VISA") && (!isVisa(cardNumber)))
		doesMatch = false;
	if ((cardType == "MASTERCARD") && (!isMasterCard(cardNumber)))
		doesMatch = false;
	if ( ( (cardType == "AMERICANEXPRESS") || (cardType == "AMEX") )
                && (!isAmericanExpress(cardNumber))) doesMatch = false;
	if ((cardType == "DISCOVER") && (!isDiscover(cardNumber)))
		doesMatch = false;
	if ((cardType == "JCB") && (!isJCB(cardNumber)))
		doesMatch = false;
	if ((cardType == "DINERS") && (!isDinersClub(cardNumber)))
		doesMatch = false;
	if ((cardType == "CARTEBLANCHE") && (!isCarteBlanche(cardNumber)))
		doesMatch = false;
	if ((cardType == "ENROUTE") && (!isEnRoute(cardNumber)))
		doesMatch = false;
	return doesMatch;

}  // END FUNCTION CardMatch()

function IsCC (st) {
    return isCreditCard(st);
}

function IsVisa (cc)  {
  return isVisa(cc);
}

function IsVISA (cc)  {
  return isVisa(cc);
}

function IsMasterCard (cc)  {
  return isMasterCard(cc);
}

function IsMastercard (cc)  {
  return isMasterCard(cc);
}

function IsMC (cc)  {
  return isMasterCard(cc);
}

function IsAmericanExpress (cc)  {
  return isAmericanExpress(cc);
}

function IsAmEx (cc)  {
  return isAmericanExpress(cc);
}

function IsDinersClub (cc)  {
  return isDinersClub(cc);
}

function IsDC (cc)  {
  return isDinersClub(cc);
}

function IsDiners (cc)  {
  return isDinersClub(cc);
}

function IsCarteBlanche (cc)  {
  return isCarteBlanche(cc);
}

function IsCB (cc)  {
  return isCarteBlanche(cc);
}

function IsDiscover (cc)  {
  return isDiscover(cc);
}

function IsEnRoute (cc)  {
  return isEnRoute(cc);
}

function IsenRoute (cc)  {
  return isEnRoute(cc);
}

function IsJCB (cc)  {
  return isJCB(cc);
}

function IsAnyCard(cc)  {
  return isAnyCard(cc);
}

function IsCardMatch (cardType, cardNumber)  {
  return isCardMatch (cardType, cardNumber);
}