/*
 * convertError()
 *
 * this function generates an error message based on the passed parameters, and returns
 * the resulting string.
 * parameters:
 *   msg -- a format specifier
 *   any other parameters -- message arguments
 *
 * the format specifier takes a string and inserts the values of the corresponding message
 * arguments.  insertion order is determined by positional arguments within the format
 * specifier -- %0 corresponds to the first argument.  There is no upper limit to argument
 * numbers.
 *
 *  A positional argument is defined as '%' + number + (' ' | '%')
 *  Valid positional arguments:
 *  "%0" "%0 text" "text%0" "%0%" "%0%1" etc...
 *
 * example:
 *   convertError("%0 and %1", "this", "that") ==> "this and that"
 *   convertError("%1 and %0", "this", "that") ==> "that and this"
 *   convertError("%another%1", "test") ==> "%anothertest"
 */
function convertError(msg) {
   var i;
   // Find out how many "extra" arguments were passed in
   var numArgs = arguments.length - Function.length;

   // split the msg at each "%".
   var msgParts = msg.split("%");

   /*
    * if the string started with a "%", then the first msgPart will be blank
    * otherwise, the string started with something else, and the first msgPart
    * will contain that something else.  Regardless, don't process that first
    * msgPart
    */

   var newMsg = msgParts[0];
   for(i = 1; i < msgParts.length; i++) {
      // split the part at the first non-digit
      var spaceIdx = 0;

      var nextChar = msgParts[i].charAt(spaceIdx);

      while (nextChar >= '0' && nextChar <= '9' && spaceIdx <= msgParts[i].length) {
         spaceIdx++;
         nextChar = msgParts[i].charAt(spaceIdx);
      }

      var numberPart = msgParts[i].substring(0, spaceIdx);

      // we want to keep the space...
      var stringPart = msgParts[i].substring(spaceIdx);

      // convert the first chunk into a number
      idx = parseInt(numberPart);

      // if is not a valid number
      if (isNaN(idx)) {
         // add the % and the chunk back into the newMsg
         newMsg += "%" + numberPart;
      } else {
         // if idx is within range
         if ((idx < numArgs) && (idx >= 0)) {
            newMsg += arguments[Function.length + idx];
         } else {
            newMsg += "%" + numberPart;
         }
      }

      newMsg += stringPart;
   }

   //workaround to generate properly when the error message ends with a ? or ) or . 
   if ((newMsg.charAt(newMsg.length - 1) != '.') && (newMsg.charAt(newMsg.length - 2) != ')') && (newMsg.charAt(newMsg.length - 1) != '?')) {
      newMsg += ".";
   }

   return newMsg;
}

// VALIDATE FORM
function genericVal(frm) {
   var elementcount = frm.elements.length;
   var obj =null;


   for(var i=0; i< elementcount; i++) {
      obj = frm.elements[i];
      if( obj.required != null && obj.required.toString() == "true" && !isValidEntry(obj)) {
         if (obj.label != null && obj.label != "") {
            alert( convertError("\"%0\" is a required field. Please ensure information exists in this field.", obj.label) );
         }

         obj.focus();
         select(obj);

         return false;
      } else if (obj.min != null && obj.max != null && obj.min != "" && obj.max != "") {
         if (!isInRange(obj.min, obj, obj.max)) {
            if (obj.label != null && obj.label != "") {
               alert( convertError("The value of \"%0\" must be between %1 and %2. Please enter a new range.", obj.label, obj.min, obj.max) );
            }

            obj.focus();
            select(obj);

            return false;
         } else if (obj.isNumber != null && obj.isNumber.toString() == "true" && !isNumber(obj)) {
            if (obj.label != null && obj.label != "") {
               alert( convertError("Entry %0 must be a number. Please enter a number.", obj.label) );
            }

            obj.focus();
            select(obj);

            return false;
         }
      } else if (obj.maxLen != null && obj.maxLen < obj.value.length) {
         if (obj.label != null && obj.label != "") {
            alert( convertError("The maximum %0 size is %1 characters.", obj.label, obj.maxLen) );
         }

         obj.focus();
         select(obj);

         return false;
      } else if(obj.isPhone != null && obj.isPhone.toString() == "true" && !isPhoneNumber(obj) && obj.value != "") {
         if (obj.label != null && obj.label != "") {
            phonePat = "(123) 456-7890"
            alert( convertError("\"%0\" is not a valid telephone number. Use the following format: %1.", obj.label, phonePat) );
         }

         obj.focus();
         select(obj);

         return false;
      } else if( obj.isEmail != null && obj.isEmail.toString() == "true" && !isEmail(obj) && obj.value != "") {
         if (obj.label != null && obj.label != "") {
            var emailPat = "abc@xyz.com";
            alert( convertError("\"%0\" is not a valid e-mail address. Use the following format: %1.", obj.label, emailPat) );
         }

         obj.focus();
         select(obj);

         return false;
      }

   }
   return true;
}

function isNumber(obj) {
   var _this = (obj==null)?this:obj;  // get object reference
   var _value = "";

   if( String(typeof(_this)).toUpperCase()=="OBJECT" ) {
      var objType = String(_this.type).toUpperCase();

      if( objType=="TEXT" || objType=="TEXTAREA" || objType=="HIDDEN" ) {
         _value = obj.value.toString();
      }
   } else {
      // treat is as a string
      _value = obj;
   }

   var valid = "0123456789";
   var ok = true;
   var temp;

   for (var i=0; i < _value.length; i++) {
      temp = "" + _value.substring(i, i+1);
      if (valid.indexOf(temp) == "-1") ok = false;
   }

  return ok;
}

// Date format check
function isDate(obj) {
   // get object reference
   var _this = (obj == null) ? this : obj;

   if (String(typeof(_this)).toUpperCase() == "OBJECT") {
      var objType = String(_this.type).toUpperCase();

      var data;
      if (objType=="TEXT" || objType=="TEXTAREA" || objType=="HIDDEN") {
         data = obj.value;
      } else {
         data = obj;
      }

      /*
       * Format: m/d/yyyy
       * Rules: 1 <= m <= 12,
       *        1 <= d <= 28,29,30,31 (depending on m and y)
       *        1900 < y < Whatever
       */
      var sl1 = data.indexOf('/');
      var sl2 = data.indexOf('/', sl1 + 1);

      var mStr = data.substring(0, sl1);
      var dStr = data.substring(sl1 + 1, sl2);
      var yStr = data.substring(sl2 + 1);

      if (yStr.length != 4) {
         return false;
      }

      var m = parseInt(mStr, 10);
      var d = parseInt(dStr, 10);
      var y = parseInt(yStr, 10);

      // make sure month is a number and is within range
      if (isNaN(m) || m < 1 || m > 12) {
         return false;
      }

      // make sure that year is a number and is within range
      if (isNaN(y) || y < 1900) {
         return false;
      }

      // month lengths:
      var daysInMonth = new Array(31, 0, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31);

      // set Feb. according to leap-year rules...
      /* this reads as:
       * if the year is divisible by 4 but not 100, then it's a leap year.
       * if the year is divisible by 4, 100 and 400, then it's a leap year.  Otherwise, not.
       */
      daysInMonth[1] = (y % 4 == 0) ? (y % 100 == 0) ? (y % 400 == 0) ? 29 : 28 : 29 : 28;

      // finally, make sure that month is a number and is in the proper range
      return !isNaN(m) && m >= 1 && d <= daysInMonth[m - 1];
   }

   alert ("Error\nObject type unknown.");
   return false;
}


function isExisting(obj) {
   var _this = (obj==null)?this:obj;  // get object reference

   if ( String(typeof(_this)).toUpperCase()=="OBJECT" ) {
      var objType = String(_this.type).toUpperCase();
      // check to see if array

      objType = ( objType=="UNDEFINED" )?String(obj[0].type).toUpperCase():objType;

      if( objType=="UNDEFINED" ) {
         // do nothing
      } else if( objType=="TEXT" || objType=="TEXTAREA" ) {
         return ( obj.value!="" && obj.value!=null && String(obj.value).match(/\S/gi) )?true:false;
      } else if(objType == "SELECT-ONE" || objType == "SELECT-MULTIPLE") {
         for (var j = 0; j < _this.options.length; j++) {
            if (_this.options[j].selected && _this.options[j].value != null && _this.options[j].value != "") {
               return true;
            }
         }

         return false;
      } else if ( objType=="RADIO" || objType=="CHECKBOX" ) {
         var ret = false;
         for(var i=0; i<obj.length; i++ ) {
            ret = (obj[i].checked)?true:ret;
         }
         return ret;
      }
   } else {
      // treat it as a string
      return ( obj!="" && obj!=null && String(obj).match(/\S/gi) )?true:false;
   }

   alert("Error\nObject type unknown.");
   return false;
}

// REQUIRED
function isValidEntry(obj) {
   var _this = (obj == null) ? this : obj;  // get object reference

   if (String(typeof(_this)).toUpperCase() == "OBJECT") {
      var objType = String(_this.type).toUpperCase();
      // check to see if array

      objType = (objType == "UNDEFINED") ? String(obj[0].type).toUpperCase() : objType;

      if (objType == "UNDEFINED") {
         // do nothing
      } else if (objType == "TEXT" || objType == "TEXTAREA") {
         return obj.value!="" && obj.value!=null && String(obj.value).match(/\S/gi);
      } else if (objType == "SELECT-ONE") {
         var idx = _this.selectedIndex;
         if (idx != -1) {
            var val = _this[idx].value;

            return val != null && val != "" && (isNaN(val) || val > 0);
         } else {
            return false;
         }
      } else if (objType == "SELECT-MULTIPLE") {
         return _this.length > 0;
      } else if (objType == "RADIO" || objType == "CHECKBOX") {
         var ret = false;
         for (var i = 0; i < obj.length; i++) {
            ret = (obj[i].checked) ? true : ret;
         }
         return ret;
      }
   } else {
      // treat it as a string
      return obj != "" && obj != null && String(obj).match(/\S/gi);
   }

   alert("Error\nObject type unknown.");
   return false;
}

// NUMERIC
function isNumeric(obj) {
   var _this = (obj==null)?this:obj;  // get object reference

   if (_this.value != null) {
      return !isNaN(parseInt(_this.value));
   } else {
      return !isNaN(parseInt(_this));
   }
}

// ALPHA
function isAlpha(obj) {
   var _this = (obj==null)?this:obj;  // get object reference

   if (String(typeof(_this)).toUpperCase()=="OBJECT") {
      var objType = String(_this.type).toUpperCase();

      if (objType=="TEXT" || objType=="TEXTAREA") {
         return obj.value!="" && obj.value!=null && String(obj.value).match(/^\w*$/);
      }
   } else {
      //treat it as a string
      return obj!="" && obj!=null && String(obj).match(/^\w*$/gi);
   }

   alert("Error\nObject type unknown.");
   return false;
}

// LENGTH CHECK
function isWithinLength(obj,len) {
   // get object reference
   var _this = (obj==null)?this:obj;

   if (String(typeof(_this)).toUpperCase()=="OBJECT" && (_this.value).length!=null) {
      return _this.value.length <= len;
   } else {
      // treat it as a string
      return obj.length <= len;
   }

   alert("Error\nObject type unknown.");
   return false;
}

// EMAIL FORMAT CHECK
function isEmail(obj) {
   var _this = (obj==null)?this:obj;  // get object reference

   if (String(typeof(_this)).toUpperCase()=="OBJECT") {
      var objType = String(_this.type).toUpperCase();

      if (objType=="TEXT" || objType=="TEXTAREA") {
         return obj.value!="" && obj.value!=null && String(obj.value).match(/\b(^(\S+@).+((\...)|(\....)|(\..{2,2}))$)\b/gi);
      }
   } else {
      //treat it as a string
      return obj.value!="" && obj.value!=null && String(obj.value).match(/\b(^(\S+@).+((\...)|(\....)|(\..{2,2}))$)\b/gi);
   }

   alert("Error\nObject type unknown.");
   return false;
}

//PHONE NUMBER FORMAT CHECK
function isPhoneNumber(obj) {
   var _this = (obj==null)?this:obj;  // get object reference

   if (String(typeof(_this)).toUpperCase()=="OBJECT") {
      var objType = String(_this.type).toUpperCase();

      if (objType=="TEXT" || objType=="TEXTAREA") {
         return obj.value!=null && obj.value!="" && String(obj.value).match(/\(\d{3}\) \d{3}-\d{4}$/g);
      }
   } else {
      //treat it as a string
      return obj.value!=null && obj.value!="" && String(obj).match(/\(\d{3}\) \d{3}-\d{4}$/g);
   }

   alert("Error\nObject type unknown.");
   return false;
}

// RANGE CHECK
function isInRange(obj1,obj2,obj3) {
   if (isNumeric(obj2)) {
      if (isNull(obj1) && isNumeric(obj3)) {
         return getNumber(obj2) <= getNumber(obj3);
      }
      
      if (isNull(obj3) && isNumeric(obj1)) {
         return getNumber(obj2) >= getNumber(obj1);
      }
      
      if (isNull(obj1) && isNull(obj3)){
         return isNumeric(obj2);
      }
      
      if (isNumeric(obj1) && isNumeric(obj3)) {
         return ((getNumber(obj2) >= getNumber(obj1)) && (getNumber(obj2) <= getNumber(obj3)));
      }
   }
   
   return false;
}

// AUXILLIARY FUNCTION FOR isInRange()
function getNumber(obj) {
   var _this = (obj==null)?this:obj;  // get object reference

   if (String(typeof(_this)).toUpperCase()=="OBJECT") {
      var objType = String(_this.type).toUpperCase();

      if (objType=="TEXT" || objType=="TEXTAREA" || objType=="HIDDEN") {
         return parseFloat(obj.value.toString());
      }
   } else {
      // treat is as a string
      return parseFloat(obj);
   }

   alert("Error\nObject type unknown.");
   return false;
}

// AUXILLIARY FUNCTION FOR isInRange()
function isNull(obj) {
   var _this = obj;  // get object reference

   if (_this == null) {
      return true;
   }
      
   if (String(typeof(_this)).toUpperCase()=="OBJECT") {
      var objType = String(_this.type).toUpperCase();

      if( objType=="TEXT" || objType=="TEXTAREA" || objType=="HIDDEN") {
         return (obj.value.toString().toUpperCase() == "NULL") || (obj.value==null);
      }
   } else {
      // treat is as a string
      return (obj == null)?true:false;
   }

   return false;
}

// POPUP ACCESSORIES WINDOW
function popupAccessoriesWin() {
   var page="/y_accessories";
   var myString = document.URL;
   var before = myString.substr(0, myString.lastIndexOf('/'));

   var result = "";
   if(myString.indexOf('?') > 0) {
      result = myString.substr(myString.indexOf('?'), myString.length);
   }

   page = before + page + result;

   window.open(page, "AccessoryWin","toolbar=no,menubar=no,status=no,location=no,directories=no,titlebar=no,copyhistory=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=yes,width=750,height=500");
}

// Popup Window for 5.0.0 Carrier UI - Aug 16/02 Martin Barnes
function popupCarrierWin( URL, name, width, height, chrome, scroll ) {
   if (chrome == "no" && scroll == "no") {
      window.open(URL, name,'width='+width+',height='+height);
   } else if ( chrome == "no" && scroll == "yes" ) {
      window.open(URL, name,'scrollbars,width='+width+',height='+height);
   } else if ( chrome == "yes" && scroll == "no" ) {
      window.open(URL, name,'status,toolbar,location,width='+width+',height='+height);
   } else if ( chrome == "yes" && scroll == "yes" ) {
      window.open(URL, name,'status,toolbar,location,scrollbars,width='+width+',height='+height);
   }
}


function formatPhone(obj) {
   // Make sure that I know how to talk to the object
   if (!obj.value) {
      return;
   }

   var oldVal = obj.value;

   //remove everything except digits inculding white space
   var newVal = "";

   for (var i = 0; i < oldVal.length; i++) {
      if (oldVal.charAt(i) >= '0' && oldVal.charAt(i) <= '9') {
         newVal += oldVal.charAt(i);
      }
   }

   if (newVal.length == 0) {
      return;
   }

   var areaCode = "";
   var firstPart = "";
   var lastPart = "";

   if (newVal.length > 3) {
      areaCode = newVal.substring(0, 3);

      newVal = newVal.substring(3);

      if (newVal.length > 3) {
         firstPart = newVal.substring(0, 3);

         newVal = newVal.substring(3);

         lastPart = newVal;
      } else {
         firstPart = newVal;
      }
   } else {
      areaCode = newVal;
   }

   obj.value = '(' + areaCode + ') ' + firstPart + '-' + lastPart;
   obj.isPhone='true';
}

// Select the object on the html page, but only if it understands the "select" method
function select(obj) {
   if (obj.select) {
      obj.select();
   }
}

// Rollover functions
function MM_swapImgRestore() {
   //v3.0
   var i;
   var x;
   var a = document.MM_sr;

   for (i = 0; a && i < a.length && ( x = a[i]) && x.oSrc; i++) {
      x.src = x.oSrc;
   }
}

function MM_preloadImages() {
   //v3.0
   var d = document;

   if (d.images) {
      if (!d.MM_p) {
         d.MM_p = new Array();
      }

      var i;
      var j = d.MM_p.length;
      var a = MM_preloadImages.arguments;

      for (i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
         if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0) {
            d.MM_p[j] = new Image;
            d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];
         }
      }
   }
}

function MM_findObj(n, d) {
   //v3.0
   var p;
   var i;
   var x;

   if (!d) {
      d=document;
   }

   if ((p = n.indexOf("?")) > 0 && parent.frames.length) {
      d = parent.frames[n.substring(p + 1)].document;
      n = n.substring(0, p);
   }

   if (!(x = d[n]) && d.all) {
      x = d.all[n];
   }

   for (i = 0; !x && i < d.forms.length; i++) {
      x = d.forms[i][n];
   }

   for (i = 0; !x && d.layers && i < d.layers.length; i++) {
      x = MM_findObj(n, d.layers[i].document);
   }

   return x;
}

function MM_swapImage() {
   //v3.0
   var i;
   var j = 0;
   var x;
   var a = MM_swapImage.arguments;

   document.MM_sr = new Array;

   for (i = 0; i < (a.length - 2); i += 3) {
      if ((x = MM_findObj(a[i])) != null) {
         document.MM_sr[j++] = x;

         if (!x.oSrc) {
            x.oSrc = x.src;
         }

         x.src = a[i + 2];
      }
   }
}


// THIS FUNCTION IS TO CONFIRM AN ITEM DELETION.
function confirmAnItemDeletion(item) {
   return confirm( convertError("Are you sure you want to delete \"%0\"?", item));
}

// THIS FUNCTION IS TO CONFIRM ADDRESS BOOKS DELETION.
function confirmAddressBookDeletion(items) {
   if (items == null || items == "") {
      return alert( convertError("There is no item to delete."));
   } else {
      return confirm( convertError("Are you sure that you want to remove the following contact(s) from your Address Book?  %0",items));
   }
}

function confirmPopTemplate() {
   return alert( convertError("You are creating a new design. Use the choose button to select an existing plan template."));
}

// ALERT USER OF PRICING MODEL CHANGES
function alertAdditionOfPricingModel() {
   return confirm( convertError("Changes made to the pricing model do not affect active pricing events."));
}

function window_popup1() {
   window.open("","Win2","titlebar=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no,location=no,copyhistory=no,width=450,height=350");
}

function window_popup2() {
   window.open("","Win2","titlebar=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no,location=no,copyhistory=no,width=500,height=150");
}


function getLastModified() {
   // last modified script by Bernhard Friedrich; should work in all browsers
   var a = new Date(document.lastModified);
   var year = a.getYear();

   //just in case date is delivered with 4 digits
   if (lm_year<1000) {
      if (lm_year<70) {
         year += 2000;
      } else {
         year += 1900;
      }
   }
   //end workaround

   var month = a.getMonth() + 1;
   if (month < 10) {
      month = '0' + month;
   }

   var day = a.getDate();
   if (lm_day < 10) {
      day = '0' + day;
   }

   var hour = a.getHours();
   if (hour < 10) {
      hour = '0' + hour;
   }

   var minute = a.getMinutes();
   if (minute < 10) {
      minute = '0' + minute;
   }

   var second = a.getSeconds();
   if (second < 10) {
      second = '0' + second;
   }

   return year + '-' + month + '-' + day + ' ' + hour + ':' + minute + ':' + second;
}

function writeLastModified() {
   document.write("Last Modified " + getLastModified());
}

/*
Jeff Kelm Oct 4, 2001
Returns 'false' if the set of radio buttons supplied doesn't exist or if none
of the selection has been checked. Commonly used to evaluate if a submit button (for example)
should be active based on the current state of its form's radio buttons. You can apply this
to a list of any HTML elements that have the 'checked' property.

To use:

Supply an HTML element or array of HTML representing the radio button set. For example,
if you have a form named 'myForm' and its radio buttons are all named ID_RADIO, you
would supply 'document.myForm.ID_RADIO' as radioButtonsArg.

Jeff Kelm Nov 5, 2001
Used getElements method to convert the arg to an array.
*/
function checkForSelection(radioButtonsArg) {
   var radioButtons = getElements(radioButtonsArg);
   var i = 0;
   var found = false;
   var selectionMade = true;

   if(radioButtons.length == 0) {
      selectionMade = false;
   } else {
      for (i = 0; i < radioButtons.length && !found; i++) {
         if (radioButtons[i].checked) {
            selectionMade = true;
            found = true;
         }
      }
   }

   return selectionMade;
}

/*
 * Print page.
 */
function printPage() {
   var da = (document.all) ? 1 : 0;
   var pr = (window.print) ? 1 : 0;
   var mac = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Mac") != -1);

   if (pr) {
      // NS4, IE5
      window.print();
   } else if (da && !mac) {
      // IE4 (Windows)
      alert("Your page is printing.");
      vbPrintPage();
   } else {
      // other browsers
      alert("Please press your browser's PRINT button now.");
      return false;
   }
}

/*
 * Return an array containing all of the elements on the page represented by the object passed in.
 */
function getElements(obj) {
   var result;

   if (obj == null) {
      // the object doesn't exist, return an empty array
      result = new Array();
   } else if (obj.length == null || obj[0] == null) {
      // the object doesn't represent an array -- return an array of length 1
      result = new Array();
      result[0] = obj;
   } else {
      // the object is an array, return it
      result = obj;
   }

   return result;
}

/*
Jeff Kelm Nov 5, 2001
*/
function removeBlanks(str) {
   var returnString = "";
   var i;
   var nextChar;

   for(i = 0 ; i < str.length ; i++) {
      nextChar = str.charAt(i);
      if(nextChar != " ") {
         returnString = returnString + nextChar;
      }
   }

   return returnString;
}

/*
Jeff Kelm Nov 7, 2001
parseFloat(arg)/parseInt(arg) return a valid number as long as the first part of 'arg'
is a valid number (i.e. parseInt("34jyu") returns '34'). Therefore, !isNaN(parseInt(<text field input>))
is not a reliable validation method. Use these functions instead.
*/
function isStringAnInteger(str) {
   str = removeBlanks(str);
   var OK = !isNaN(parseInt(str));
   var i = parseInt(str).toString().length;

   if(OK) {
      while((i < str.length) && OK) {
         OK = !isNaN(parseInt(str.charAt(i++)));
      }
   }

   return OK;
}

function isStringAFloat(str) {
   str = removeBlanks(str);
   var OK = !isNaN(parseFloat(str));
   var i = parseFloat(str).toString().length;

   while((i < str.length) && OK) {
      OK = !isNaN(parseFloat(str.charAt(i++)));
   }

   return OK;
}

//Added Sept 23/02 MBarnes used by inv messaging (open, view, print)
function popup_email_action() {
   if(confirm("Are you sure you want to send this document via email?")) {
      return true;
   } else {
      return false;
   }
}

// For plan design to parse benefit values.
function getBenefitValueAndFootnote(value) {
   var valueAndFootnote = [value, ""];
   var pattern = /\[FN:\d+\]$/;
   var result = valueAndFootnote[0].match(pattern);
   if(result != null) {
      valueAndFootnote[0] = value.substring(0, result.index);
      valueAndFootnote[1] = result[0].substring(result[0].indexOf(":") + 1, result[0].lastIndexOf("]"));
   }
   return valueAndFootnote;
}

// Validate password
function validatePassword(password, confirmPassword, username, minCharacters, minUppercase, minLowercase, minDigits, minSpecials) {
   if (password.match(/^\s/)) {
      alert("The new password cannot begin with any whitespace character.");
      return false;
   }

   if (confirmPassword != password) {
      alert("The 'confirm password' does not match the 'new password'.");
      return false;
   }

   if (password.toUpperCase() == username.toUpperCase()) {
      alert("The new password cannot be the same as the username, regardless of letter case.");
      return false;
   }

   if (password.length < minCharacters) {
      alert("The new password must contain a minimum of " + minCharacters + " characters.");
      return false;
   }

   // Verify minimums
   var upperArray = password.match(/[A-Z]/g);
   var lowerArray = password.match(/[a-z]/g);
   var digitArray = password.match(/\d/g);
   var speclArray  = password.match(/[!@#$%^&\*\(\)~]/g);

   var numUppercase = upperArray == null ? 0 : upperArray.length;
   var numLowercase = lowerArray == null ? 0 : lowerArray.length;
   var numDigits    = digitArray == null ? 0 : digitArray.length;
   var numSpecial   = speclArray == null ? 0 : speclArray.length;

   var genMsg = "The new password must contain a minimum of ";

   if (numUppercase < minUppercase) {
      var sLetter = minUppercase > 1 ? 's' : '';
      alert(genMsg + minUppercase + " upper case letter" + sLetter + " (A-Z).");
      return false;
   }

   if (numLowercase < minLowercase) {
      var sLetter = minLowercase > 1 ? 's' : '';
      alert(genMsg + minLowercase + " lower case letter" + sLetter + " (a-z).");
      return false;
   }

   if (numDigits < minDigits) {
      var sLetter = minDigits > 1 ? 's' : '';
      alert(genMsg + minDigits + " digit" + sLetter + " (0-9).");
      return false;
   }

   if (numSpecial < minSpecials) {
      var sLetter = minSpecials > 1 ? 's' : '';
      alert(genMsg + minSpecials + " special character" + sLetter + " (!@#$%^&*()~).");
      return false;
   }

  return true;
}

function isAllChecked(boxes) {
   for (var i = 0; i < boxes.length; i++) {
      if (!boxes[i].checked) {
         return false;
      }
   }
   return true;
}

function isInArray(item, items) {
   for (var j = 0; j < items.length; j++) {
      if (items[j] == item) return true;
   }
   return false;
}

function getFormData(form)
{
   var dataString = "";

   function addParam(name, value)
   {
      dataString += (dataString.length > 0 ? "&" : "")
              + escape(name).replace(/\+/g, "%2B") + "="
              + escape(value ? value : "").replace(/\+/g, "%2B");
   }

   var elemArray = form.elements;
   for (var i = 0; i < elemArray.length; i++)
   {
      var element = elemArray[i];
      var elemType = element.type.toUpperCase();
      var elemName = element.name;
      if (elemName)
      {
         if (elemType == "TEXT" || elemType == "TEXTAREA" || elemType == "PASSWORD" || elemType == "HIDDEN")
            addParam(elemName, element.value);
         else if (elemType == "CHECKBOX" && element.checked)
            addParam(elemName, element.value ? element.value : "On");
         else if (elemType == "RADIO" && element.checked)
            addParam(elemName, element.value);
         else if (elemType.indexOf("SELECT") != -1)
            for (var j = 0; j < element.options.length; j++)
            {
               var option = element.options[j];
               if (option.selected)
                  addParam(elemName, option.value ? option.value : option.text);
            }
      }
   }
   return dataString;
}

function getCurrentDateAsString() {
   // current date in format d/m/yyyy
   var a = new Date();
   var year = a.getYear();
   var month = a.getMonth() + 1;
   var day = a.getDate();
   return month + '/' + day + '/' + year;
}

function isDateAsString() {

}