function submitForm(actionName)
{
	document.getElementById('postBack').value =  1;
	if(actionName != null)
	{
		document.forms[0].action = actionName;
	}
	document.forms[0].submit();

}
/**
*  open a location without posting the form
*/
function openLocation(actionName)
{
	document.location = actionName;
}
/**
* validates the given Required , Emails, Decimals ...  then  submits the form 
*/
function submitWithValidationCheck(actionName,requiredFields,emailFields,amountFields,passwordFields)
{
	if ( !validateRequired(requiredFields))
	{
		alert('Please fill in all required fields.');
		return;
	}
	if ( !validateEmails(emailFields) ){
		return;
	}
	if ( !validateAmountFields(amountFields) ){
		return;
	}
	if( !validatePasswords(passwordFields)){
		return;
	}
	submitForm(actionName);
	return;
}
/**
* validate an array of email addresses
*/
function validateEmails(emails)   {
	if (emails != null) 
	{ 
		for (var i=0; i<emails.length; i++) 
		{	
			if ( ! emailCheck(document.getElementById(emails[i]).value))
				return false;
		}
	}
	return true;
}

/**
* validate an array of required fields
*/
function validateRequired(fields)
{
	if (fields != null) 
	{
		for (var i=0; i<fields.length; i++) 
		{
			if (document.getElementById(fields[i]).value.replace(/ /g,'') == '')
				return false;
		}
	}
	return true;
}
/**
* validate an array of decimal fields
*/
function validateAmountFields(amountFields)
{
	if (amountFields != null) 
	{
		for (var i=0; i<amountFields.length; i++) 
		{
			if (!checkDecimal(document.getElementById(amountFields[i]).value))
			{
				alert("Invalid "+amountFields[i]+" value.");
				return false;
			}
		}
	}
	return true;
}

function checkDecimal(fieldValue) {
	var decimalRE = "^(\\+|-)?[0-9][0-9]*(\\.[0-9]*)?$";
	return fieldValue.match(decimalRE) != null;
}

function validatePasswords(passwordFields){
	if(passwordFields != null){
		if(passwordFields.length < 2){
			alert("Passwords must match");
			return false;
		}
		var pass1 = document.getElementById(passwordFields[0]).value;
		var pass2 = document.getElementById(passwordFields[1]).value;
		if(pass1 != pass2){
			alert("Passwords must match");
			return false;
		}
	}
	return true;
	
}

function checkInteger(fieldValue) 
{
	var integerRE = "^[1-9][0-9]*$";
	return fieldValue.match(integerRE) != null;
}

/**
* validate an array of integer fields
*/
function validateIntegerFields(integerFields)
{
	if (integerFields != null) 
	{
		for (var i=0; i<integerFields.length; i++) 
		{
			if (!checkInteger(document.getElementById(integerFields[i]).value))
			{
				alert("Invalid "+integerFields[i]+" value.");
				return false;
			}
		}
	}
	return true;
}
	
function checkDate(fieldValue) 
{
	var oDateObj = Date.parse(fieldValue);
	var isDate = true;
	if (isNaN(oDateObj)){
		isDate = false;
	}
	
	return isDate;
}

/**
* validate an array of date fields
*/
function validateDateFields(dateFields)
{
	if (dateFields != null) 
	{
		for (var i=0; i<dateFields.length; i++) 
		{
			if (!checkDate(document.getElementById(dateFields[i]).value))
			{
				alert("Invalid "+dateFields[i]+" value.");
				return false;
			}
		}
	}
	return true;
}

/**
 * DHTML textbox character counter (IE4+) script. Courtesy of SmartWebby.com (http://www.smartwebby.com/dhtml/)
 * usage:
 * <font> Maximum Number of characters for this text box is 255.<br>
 * <TEXTAREA onkeypress="return taLimit()" onkeyup="return taCount(myCounter)" 
 * name=Description rows=7 wrap=physical cols=40 maxLength="255"></TEXTAREA>
 * <br><br>
 * You have <B><SPAN id=myCounter>255</SPAN></B> characters remaining 
 * for your description...</font>
 */

function textLimit(e,nextFocus) {
	if (window.event) e = window.event; 
	var taObj= e.srcElement? e.srcElement : e.target;
	
	if (taObj.value.length==taObj.maxLength*1)
	{
	  if(nextFocus != null)
	  	document.getElementById(nextFocus).focus();
	  else
		  return false;
	}
	/*if(nextFocus != null && taObj.value.length+1==taObj.maxLength && !window.event)
	{
		document.getElementById(nextFocus).focus();
	}*/
	
}

function textCount(visCnt) { 
	var taObj=event.srcElement;
	if (taObj.value.length>taObj.maxLength*1) taObj.value=taObj.value.substring(0,taObj.maxLength*1);
	if (visCnt) visCnt.innerText=taObj.maxLength-taObj.value.length;
}
/**
* DHTML textbox character counter
*/

/*
* function to check password strength
*/

function validatePwd(fieldname) {
//+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
//Copyright April 2004 Sani, A. I. (MCSE, MCSA, CCNA)
//sanijean@yahoo.co.uk
//+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
 
//Initialise variables
var errorMsg = "";
var space  = " ";
//fieldname   = document.myform.password; 
//fieldvalue  = fieldname.value; 
//fieldlength = fieldvalue.length; 
fieldname   = document.getElementById(fieldname);// document.myform.password; 
fieldvalue  = fieldname.value; 
fieldlength = fieldvalue.length; 
 
//It must not contain a space
if (fieldvalue.indexOf(space) > -1) {
     errorMsg += "\nPasswords cannot include a space.\n";
}     
 
//It must contain at least one number character
if (!(fieldvalue.match(/\d/))) {
     errorMsg += "\nStrong passwords must include at least one number.\n";
}
//It must start with at least one letter     
if (!(fieldvalue.match(/^[a-zA-Z]+/))) {
     errorMsg += "\nStrong passwords must start with at least one letter.\n";
}
//It must contain at least one upper case character     
if (!(fieldvalue.match(/[A-Z]/))) {
     errorMsg += "\nStrong passwords must include at least one uppercase letter.\n";
}
//It must contain at least one lower case character
if (!(fieldvalue.match(/[a-z]/))) {
     errorMsg += "\nStrong passwords must include one or more lowercase letters.\n";
}
//It must contain at least one special character
if (!(fieldvalue.match(/\W+/))) {
     errorMsg += "\nStrong passwords must include at least one special character - #,@,%,!\n";
}
//It must be at least 7 characters long.
if (!(fieldlength >= 7)) {
     errorMsg += "\nStrong passwords must be at least 7 characters long.\n";
}
//If there is aproblem with the form then display an error
     if (errorMsg != ""){
  //        msg = "______________________________________________________\n\n";
  //        msg += "Please correct the problem(s) with your trial password test it again.\n";
  //        msg += "______________________________________________________\n";
 //          errorMsg += alert(msg + errorMsg + "\n\n");
 		  errorMsg += alert(errorMsg + "\n\n");
          fieldname.focus();
          return false;
     }
     
     return true;
}
/*end of password function */

<!-- Changes:  Sandeep V. Tamhankar (stamhankar@hotmail.com) -->

/* 1.1.2: Fixed a bug where trailing . in e-mail address was passing
            (the bug is actually in the weak regexp engine of the browser; I
            simplified the regexps to make it work).
   1.1.1: Removed restriction that countries must be preceded by a domain,
            so abc@host.uk is now legal.  However, there's still the 
            restriction that an address must end in a two or three letter
            word.
     1.1: Rewrote most of the function to conform more closely to RFC 822.
     1.0: Original  */

<!-- This script and many more are available free online at -->
<!-- The JavaScript Source!! http://javascript.internet.com -->


function emailCheck (emailStr) {
	/* The following pattern is used to check if the entered e-mail address
	   fits the user@domain format.  It also is used to separate the username
	   from the domain. */
	var emailPat=/^(.+)@(.+)$/
	/* The following string represents the pattern for matching all special
	   characters.  We don't want to allow special characters in the address. 
	   These characters include ( ) < > @ , ; : \ " . [ ]    */
	var specialChars="\\(\\)<>@,;:\\\\\\\"\\.\\[\\]"
	/* The following string represents the range of characters allowed in a 
	   username or domainname.  It really states which chars aren't allowed. */
	var validChars="\[^\\s" + specialChars + "\]"
	/* The following pattern applies if the "user" is a quoted string (in
	   which case, there are no rules about which characters are allowed
	   and which aren't; anything goes).  E.g. "jiminy cricket"@disney.com
	   is a legal e-mail address. */
	var quotedUser="(\"[^\"]*\")"
	/* The following pattern applies for domains that are IP addresses,
	   rather than symbolic names.  E.g. joe@[123.124.233.4] is a legal
	   e-mail address. NOTE: The square brackets are required. */
	var ipDomainPat=/^\[(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\]$/
	/* The following string represents an atom (basically a series of
	   non-special characters.) */
	var atom=validChars + '+'
	/* The following string represents one word in the typical username.
	   For example, in john.doe@somewhere.com, john and doe are words.
	   Basically, a word is either an atom or quoted string. */
	var word="(" + atom + "|" + quotedUser + ")"
	// The following pattern describes the structure of the user
	var userPat=new RegExp("^" + word + "(\\." + word + ")*$")
	/* The following pattern describes the structure of a normal symbolic
	   domain, as opposed to ipDomainPat, shown above. */
	var domainPat=new RegExp("^" + atom + "(\\." + atom +")*$")
	
	
	/* Finally, let's start trying to figure out if the supplied address is
	   valid. */
	
	/* Begin with the coarse pattern to simply break up user@domain into
	   different pieces that are easy to analyze. */
	var matchArray=emailStr.match(emailPat)
	if (matchArray==null) {
	  /* Too many/few @'s or something; basically, this address doesn't
	     even fit the general mould of a valid e-mail address. */
		alert("Email address seems incorrect (check @ and .'s)")
		return false
	}
	var user=matchArray[1]
	var domain=matchArray[2]
	
	// See if "user" is valid 
	if (user.match(userPat)==null) {
	    // user is not valid
	    alert("The username doesn't seem to be valid.")
	    return false
	}
	
	/* if the e-mail address is at an IP address (as opposed to a symbolic
	   host name) make sure the IP address is valid. */
	var IPArray=domain.match(ipDomainPat)
	if (IPArray!=null) {
	    // this is an IP address
		  for (var i=1;i<=4;i++) {
		    if (IPArray[i]>255) {
		        alert("Destination IP address is invalid!")
			return false
		    }
	    }
	    return true
	}
	
	// Domain is symbolic name
	var domainArray=domain.match(domainPat)
	if (domainArray==null) {
		alert("The domain name doesn't seem to be valid.")
	    return false
	}
	
	/* domain name seems valid, but now make sure that it ends in a
	   three-letter word (like com, edu, gov) or a two-letter word,
	   representing country (uk, nl), and that there's a hostname preceding 
	   the domain or country. */
	
	/* Now we need to break up the domain to get a count of how many atoms
	   it consists of. */
	var atomPat=new RegExp(atom,"g")
	var domArr=domain.match(atomPat)
	var len=domArr.length
	if (domArr[domArr.length-1].length<2 || 
	    domArr[domArr.length-1].length>3) {
	   // the address must end in a two letter or three letter word.
	   alert("The address must end in a three-letter domain, or two letter country.")
	   return false
	}
	
	// Make sure there's a host name preceding the domain.
	if (len<2) {
	   var errStr="This address is missing a hostname!"
	   alert(errStr)
	   return false
	}
	
	// If we've gotten this far, everything's valid!
	return true;
}

function trim(s)
{
	var l=0; var r=s.length -1;
	while(l < s.length && s[l] == ' ')
	{	l++; }
	while(r > l && s[r] == ' ')
	{	r-=1;	}
	return s.substring(l, r+1);
}

function trimNewLine(s)
{
	var l=0; var r=s.length -1;
	while(l < s.length && s[l] == '\n')
	{	l++; }
	while(r > l && s[r] == '\n')
	{	r-=1;	}
	return s.substring(l, r+1);
}

function handleKeyPress(e)
{
	var key=e.keyCode || e.which;
	if (key==13)
	{
		document.getElementById('postBack').value = 1;
		document.forms[0].submit();
	}
}

function getMonthDatesOptionsArray()
{
	var monthDatesArray = new Array();
	monthDatesArray[0]= 0, 
	monthDatesArray[1]= 31, 
	monthDatesArray[2]= 28,
	monthDatesArray[3]= 31,
	monthDatesArray[4]= 30,
	monthDatesArray[5]= 31,
	monthDatesArray[6]= 30,
	monthDatesArray[7]= 31,
	monthDatesArray[8]= 31
	monthDatesArray[9]= 30,
	monthDatesArray[10]= 31,
	monthDatesArray[11]= 30,
	monthDatesArray[12]= 31;
	return monthDatesArray;
}
	
function getDatesOptionsArray(dateMaximum)
{
	if (dateMaximum <= 0 || dateMaximum > 31)
	{
		dateMaximum=31;
	}
	
	datesArray = new Array();
	for (index = 1; index <= dateMaximum; index++)
	{
		datesArray[index]=index;
	}
	return datesArray;
}

/*
determine if input is strictly in the format of ###,###.# or ###.# => max 6 whole numbers and 1 decimal
author: markg
on: 11/16/2007
*/
function checkMileAgeFormat(e,temp)
{
	if (window.event) e = window.event; 
	var taObj= e.srcElement? e.srcElement : e.target;
	
	var correctFormat = /^([0-9]{0,3})(,?[0-9]{0,3})(\.\d?)?$/.test(taObj.value);
	if(!correctFormat)
	{
		taObj.value = document.getElementById(temp).value;
	}
}

/*
	determine if key pressed is in decimal format => digits, comma, decimal point
	author: markg
	on: 11/16/2007
*/
function isDecimalKey(evt,obj,temp)
 {
     document.getElementById(temp).value = obj.value;
     var charCode = (evt.which) ? evt.which : event.keyCode
     if (charCode > 31 && ((charCode < 48 && (charCode != 46 && charCode != 44)) || charCode > 57))
        return false;
     return true;
}

function isNumeric(elem){
	var numericExpression = /^[0-9]+$/;
	if(elem.value.match(numericExpression)){
		return true;
	}else{
		elem.focus();
		return false;
	}
}

function checkMobile(mobile)
{
	var max_digits = 8;
	var flag = true;

	if(!isNumeric(mobile)){
		flag = false;
	}
	else{
		if(mobile.value.length != max_digits)
			flag = false;
	}
	return flag;
}