function Left(STRING,CHARACTER_COUNT){
return STRING.substring(0,CHARACTER_COUNT);
}

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 dateRange(){
//Set the value of the date range.
dR = "&";
MyForm = document.forms[0];

if(MyForm.DateRange != null){

if (MyForm.DateRange[0].checked){
dR = "DateRange1&";
}
else if (MyForm.DateRange[1].checked){
dR = "DateRange2&";
}
else if (MyForm.DateRange[2].checked){
dR = "DateRange3&";
}
else if (MyForm.DateRange[3].checked){
dR = "DateRange4&";
		}
	}
	return dR
}

//End dateRange


function colType(){
//Collection Type
MyForm = document.forms[0];
if (MyForm==null) MyForm=document.forms[0];
cT = "";
if(MyForm.ColType != null){
if (MyForm.ColType[0].checked){
cT = "collType1&";
}
else if (MyForm.ColType[1].checked){
cT = "collType2&";
}
else if (MyForm.ColType[2].checked){
cT = "collType3&";
}
}

return cT
//alert(cT)

}
//End Collection Type

function dateS(){
// has a specific date been specified? what is it?

MyForm = document.forms[0];
if (MyForm==null) MyForm=document.forms[0];

if(MyForm.Don_YYYY != null){

var yyyy = MyForm.Don_YYYY.selectedIndex;  // obtain the year
var mm = MyForm.Don_MM.selectedIndex;  // obtain the month
var dd = MyForm.Don_DD.selectedIndex; // obtain the date

if (yyyy == 0 || mm == 0 || dd== 0 ){
return "";
}
else{

yyyy = MyForm.Don_YYYY.options[MyForm.Don_YYYY.selectedIndex].text;  // obtain the year
mm = MyForm.Don_MM.options[MyForm.Don_MM.selectedIndex].value;  // obtain the month
dd = MyForm.Don_DD.options[MyForm.Don_DD.selectedIndex].text; // obtain the date

dS = "DateSpecific"+yyyy+"-"+mm+"-"+dd+"&";
}
return dS;
}
else
return "";
}




function verPostal(){
//currentObject = document._CVSE.usr1;
currentObject = theField;
var str = currentObject.value;
str = str.toUpperCase();
//
// Does the string have a number in it?
//
var reg = new RegExp("[0-9]");
if (reg.test(str)){
reg = ("[A-Z][0-9][A-Z] [0-9][A-Z][0-9]");
if (str.length>7)
	displayValue(theField.name+"_Suggestions","inline", "Invalid Format. e.g K1K 1K1")
else if (str.length >=3){
	var len=str.length*5;
	if (str.length>3) 
		len-=4;
	
   reg = new RegExp(Left(reg, len));
   
   if (reg.test(str)){
   	displayValue(theField.name+"_Suggestions","none", "");
   	return true
   	}
  else
   	displayValue(theField.name+"_Suggestions","inline", "Invalid Format. e.g K1K 1K1")
   	return false;
   }
  
}
else
	//alert(str + " Is probably a city.")
	return true;
}

// Position routines
function Pos(x,y)
{
    this.x = x;
    this.y = y;
}

function getAbsPos( el ){
    var pos = new Pos(el.offsetLeft, el.offsetTop);
    elParent = el.offsetParent;
    while( elParent != null )
    {
        pos.x += elParent.offsetLeft;
        pos.y += elParent.offsetTop;
        elParent = elParent.offsetParent;
    }
	//alert("Left: " + pos.x + " Top: " + pos.y);
    return pos;
	
}

//********************************************* Parse the date out to the three date fields ********************************************
//
function parseDate(theDate){
var nYear = theDate.substring(6,10);
var nMonth = theDate.substring(0,2);
var nDay = theDate.substring(3,5);
//alert(nYear+"-"+nMonth+"-"+nDay)
setDropDown(document.forms[0].Don_YYYY, nYear);
setDropDown(document.forms[0].Don_MM, nMonth);
setDropDown(document.forms[0].Don_DD, nDay);
}

function setDropDown(dropDown, value)
{
	for (var x=0;x<dropDown.options.length;x++)
		if (dropDown.options[x].text==value)
			dropDown.selectedIndex=x;
		else if (dropDown.options[x].value==value)
			dropDown.selectedIndex=x;
			
}