function replaceChars(inString,oldText,newText) {
	return (inString.split(oldText).join(newText));
}

function removeOfficeCharacters(field)
{
//	var bodyField = document.forms[0].body;
	field.value = replaceChars(field.value,String.fromCharCode(8216), "'");
	field.value = replaceChars(field.value,String.fromCharCode(8216), "'");
	field.value = replaceChars(field.value,String.fromCharCode(8217), "'");
	field.value = replaceChars(field.value,String.fromCharCode(8220), "\"");
	field.value = replaceChars(field.value,String.fromCharCode(8221), "\"")
}

function launchCalendar(url, formName){
	var calWin =  window.open(url,formName,'scrollbars=no,menu=no,width=300,height=165,top=125,left=325');
	calWin.focus();
}

function launchCalendar2(url, formName){
	var calWin =  window.open(url,formName,'scrollbars=no,menu=no,width=300,height=165,top=125,left=325');
	calWin.focus();
}

function ckradio(fname,msg) {
	var rc=1;
	for (j=0; j<fname.length; j++) {
		if (fname[j].checked) {
			rc=0;
		}
	}
	if (rc !=0) {
		alert(msg);
		return 1;
	}
}

function ckemail( fname, msg ) {
	re = new RegExp('[a-zA-Z0-9\.]+\@\[a-zA-Z0-9\.]+\.[a-zA-Z]+' );
	if ( !re.test( fname.value ) ) {
		alert(msg);
		fname.focus();
		return 1;
	}
	return 0;
}

function cktext(fname,msg) {
	if (fname.value == "") {
		alert(msg);
		fname.focus();
		return 1;
	}
	return 0;
}

function checkrefdate(){
	var refDate;
	
	try {
		refDate = new Date( document.forms[0].RefDate.value );
	}
	catch (e) {
		alert("Referece date is not valid." );
		return 1;
	}
	return 0;
} 

function checkdate(){
	var startDate;
	var endDate;
	try {
		startDate = new Date( document.forms[0].StartDate.value );
	}
	catch (e) {
		alert("Starting date is not valid." );
		return 1;
	}
	try {
		endDate = new Date( document.forms[0].EndDate.value );
	}
	catch ( e ) {
		alert ( "Ending date is not valid." );
		return 1;
	}
	if(endDate < startDate) {
		alert("The Start date must be before the End date.")
		return 1;
	}
	return 0;
} 

function canceldocument() {
  if (confirm("Are you sure you wish to cancel?")) {
    history.go(-1);
  } else {
    return;
  };
}