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 chkdate_input(date){
	var TxtBirthRegex = /^[0-9]+(([\'\,\-\/ ][0-9])?[0-9]*)*$/;	
	alert(TxtBirthRegex.test(date))
	return false;
}*/

function IsNumeric(strString)
   //  check for valid numeric strings	
   {
   var strValidChars = "0123456789.-/";
   var strChar;
   var blnResult = true;

   if (strString.length == 0) return false;

   //  test strString consists of valid characters listed above
   for (i = 0; i < strString.length && blnResult == true; i++)
      {
      strChar = strString.charAt(i);
      if (strValidChars.indexOf(strChar) == -1)
         {
         blnResult = false;
         }
      }
   return blnResult;
   }


function chkdate(objName) {
	if(objName.value.length<8) return false;
	
/*	if(!IsNumeric(objName.value))return false;*/
	
	var strDatestyle = "US"; //United States date style
	//var strDatestyle = "EU";  //European date style
	var strDate;
	var strDateArray;
	var strDay;
	var strMonth;
	var strYear;
	var intday;
	var intMonth;
	var intYear;
	var booFound = false;
	var datefield = objName;
	var strSeparatorArray = new Array("-"," ","/",".");
	var intElementNr;
	var err = 0;
	var strMonthArray = new Array(12);
	strMonthArray[0] = "Jan";
	strMonthArray[1] = "Feb";
	strMonthArray[2] = "Mar";
	strMonthArray[3] = "Apr";
	strMonthArray[4] = "May";
	strMonthArray[5] = "Jun";
	strMonthArray[6] = "Jul";
	strMonthArray[7] = "Aug";
	strMonthArray[8] = "Sep";
	strMonthArray[9] = "Oct";
	strMonthArray[10] = "Nov";
	strMonthArray[11] = "Dec";
	strDate = datefield.value;
	if (strDate.length < 1) {
		return true;
	}
	
	for (intElementNr = 0; intElementNr < strSeparatorArray.length; intElementNr++) {
		if (strDate.indexOf(strSeparatorArray[intElementNr]) != -1) {
			strDateArray = strDate.split(strSeparatorArray[intElementNr]);
			if (strDateArray.length != 3) {
				err = 1;
				return false;
			} else {
				strDay = strDateArray[0];
				strMonth = strDateArray[1];
				strYear = strDateArray[2];
			}
			booFound = true;
	   	}
	}
	
	if (booFound == false) {
		if (strDate.length>5) {
			strDay = strDate.substr(0, 2);
			strMonth = strDate.substr(2, 2);
			strYear = strDate.substr(4);
		}
	}
	if (strYear.length == 2) {
		strYear = '20' + strYear;
	}
	// US style
	if (strDatestyle == "US") {
		strTemp = strDay;
		strDay = strMonth;
		strMonth = strTemp;
	}
	intday = parseInt(strDay, 10);
	if (isNaN(intday)) {
		err = 2;
		return false;
	}
	intMonth = parseInt(strMonth, 10);
	
	if (isNaN(intMonth)) {
		for (i = 0;i<12;i++) {
			if (strMonth.toUpperCase() == strMonthArray[i].toUpperCase()) {
				intMonth = i+1;
				strMonth = strMonthArray[i];
				i = 12;
		   }
		}
		if (isNaN(intMonth)) {
			err = 3;
			return false;
		}
	}
	
	intYear = parseInt(strYear, 10);
	if (isNaN(intYear)) {
		err = 4;
		return false;
	}
	if (intMonth>12 || intMonth<1) {
		err = 5;
		return false;
	}
	if ((intMonth == 1 || intMonth == 3 || intMonth == 5 || intMonth == 7 || intMonth == 8 || intMonth == 10 || intMonth == 12) && (intday > 31 || intday < 1)) {
		err = 6;
		return false;
	}
	if ((intMonth == 4 || intMonth == 6 || intMonth == 9 || intMonth == 11) && (intday > 30 || intday < 1)) {
		err = 7;
		return false;
	}
	if (intMonth == 2) {
		if (intday < 1) {
			err = 8;
			return false;
		}
		if (LeapYear(intYear) == true) {
			if (intday > 29) {
				err = 9;
				return false;
			}
		} else {
			if (intday > 28) {
			err = 10;
			return false;
			}
		}
	}
	if (strDatestyle == "US") {
		datefield.value = strMonthArray[intMonth-1] + " " + intday+" " + strYear;
	}
	else {
		datefield.value = intday + " " + strMonthArray[intMonth-1] + " " + strYear;
	}
	return true;
}