function CheckDate(to1,tc1,tlMessage) {
if (trim(to1.value,'both').length == 0) {return true} ;
var ln1 = to1.value.indexOf('/');
if (ln1 > -1) {
	var ln2 = to1.value.indexOf('/', ln1);
	if (ln2 > -1) {
		if (chkdate(to1,tc1)) {return true}
		else {
			if (tlMessage == true){
				alert('Please enter a valid date.') ;
				to1.focus()}
			}
		}	
	else {
		if (tlMessage == true){
			alert('Please enter a valid date.') ;
			to1.focus()}
		}
	}
else {
	if (tlMessage == true){
		alert('Please enter a valid date.') ;
		to1.focus()}
	}
return false;
}

function chkdate(objName,tc1) {
var strDatestyle = tc1;
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;
}
}
}
return true;
}
function LeapYear(intYear) {
if (intYear % 100 == 0) {
if (intYear % 400 == 0) { return true; }
}
else {
if ((intYear % 4) == 0) { return true; }
}
return false;
}
function doDateCheck(from, to) {
if (Date.parse(from.value) <= Date.parse(to.value)) {
alert("The dates are valid.");
}
else {
if (from.value == "" || to.value == "") 
alert("Both dates must be entered.");
else 
alert("To date must occur after the from date.");
   }
}
//  End -->

// This function will trim leading and/or trailing spaces from a string
// arg = the value you wish to have trimmed..
// func = "left" for Ltrim(), "right" for RTrim() or "both" for Trim()

//===================================
function trim(arg,func) {
//===================================

	var trimvalue = "";
	arglen = arg.length;
	if (arglen < 1) return trimvalue;

	if (func == "left" || func== "both") {
		i = 0;
		pos = -1;
		while (i < arglen) {
			if (arg.charCodeAt(i) != 32 &&
!isNaN(arg.charCodeAt(i))) {
				pos = i;
				break;
			}
			i++;
		}
	}

	if (func == "right" || func== "both") {
		var lastpos = -1;
		i = arglen;
		while (i >= 0) {
			if (arg.charCodeAt(i) != 32 &&
!isNaN(arg.charCodeAt(i))) {
				lastpos = i;
				break;
			}
			i--;
		}
	}

	if (func == "left") {
			trimvalue = arg.substring(pos,arglen-1);
		}

	if (func == "right") {
		trimvalue = arg.substring(0,lastpos+1);
	}

	if (func == "both") {
		trimvalue = arg.substring(pos,lastpos + 1);
	}

	return trimvalue;

}