	// Input	: emailStr (email string to evaluate)
	// Output	: true 	-> if email has correct format
	//		  false	-> if email has wrong format
	// Purpose	: to validate an email format
	function OldisValidEmail (emailStr) 
	{
		
		var emailPat=/^(.+)@(.+)$/
		var specialChars="\\(\\)<>@,;:\\\\\\\"\\.\\[\\]"
		var validChars="\[^\\s" + specialChars + "\]"
		var quotedUser="(\"[^\"]*\")"
		var ipDomainPat=/^\[(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\]$/
		var atom=validChars + '+'
		var word="(" + atom + "|" + quotedUser + ")"
		var userPat=new RegExp("^" + word + "(\\." + word + ")*$")
		var domainPat=new RegExp("^" + atom + "(\\." + atom +")*$")

		var matchArray=emailStr.match(emailPat)
		if (matchArray==null) {
			alert("Email address seems incorrect (check @ and .'s)")
			return false;
		}
		var user=matchArray[1]
		var domain=matchArray[2]

		if (user.match(userPat)==null) {    
			alert("The username doesn't seem to be valid.")
			return false
		}

		var IPArray=domain.match(ipDomainPat)
		if (IPArray!=null) {
      			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;
		}

		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) {   
			alert("The address must end in a three-letter domain, or two letter country.");
			return false;
		}

		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;
  	}

	// Input	: emailStr (email string to evaluate)
	// Output	: true 	-> if email has correct format
	//		  false	-> if email has wrong format
	// Purpose	: to validate an email format
	function isValidEmail (str)
	{
		  str = str;
		  var at="@"
		  var dot="."
		  var lat=str.indexOf(at)
		  var lstr=str.length
		  var ldot=str.indexOf(dot)
		  if (str.indexOf(at)==-1){
		    return false;
		  }

		  if (str.indexOf(at)==-1 || str.indexOf(at)==0 || str.indexOf(at)==lstr){
		    alert("Please enter valid email.")
			return false;
		  }

		  if (str.indexOf(dot)==-1 || str.indexOf(dot)==0 || str.indexOf(dot)==lstr){
		      alert("Please enter valid email.")
			  return false;
		  }

		  if (str.indexOf(at,(lat+1))!=-1){
		      alert("Please enter valid email.")
			  return false;
		  }

		  if (str.substring(lat-1,lat)==dot || str.substring(lat+1,lat+2)==dot){
		      alert("Please enter valid email.")
			  return false;
		  }

		  if (str.indexOf(dot,(lat+2))==-1){
		      alert("Please enter valid email.")
			  return false;
		  }

		  if (str.indexOf(" ")!=-1){
		      alert("Please enter valid email.")
			  return false;
		  }
	
		var filter=/^([\w-]+(?:\.[\w-]+)*)@((?:[\w-]+\.)*\w[\w-]{0,66})\.([a-z]{2,10}(?:\.[a-z]{2})?)$/i
		if (filter.test(str))
		{
			return true;
		}
		else{
			alert("Please enter valid email.")
			return false;
		}
	}	
	
	function isValidEmail2 (str)
	{
		  str = str;
		  var at="@"
		  var dot="."
		  var lat=str.indexOf(at)
		  var lstr=str.length
		  var ldot=str.indexOf(dot)
		  if (str.indexOf(at)==-1){
		    return false;
		  }

		  if (str.indexOf(at)==-1 || str.indexOf(at)==0 || str.indexOf(at)==lstr){
		 //   alert("Please enter valid email.")
			return false;
		  }

		  if (str.indexOf(dot)==-1 || str.indexOf(dot)==0 || str.indexOf(dot)==lstr){
		 //     alert("Please enter valid email.")
			  return false;
		  }

		  if (str.indexOf(at,(lat+1))!=-1){
		 //     alert("Please enter valid email.")
			  return false;
		  }

		  if (str.substring(lat-1,lat)==dot || str.substring(lat+1,lat+2)==dot){
		//      alert("Please enter valid email.")
			  return false;
		  }

		  if (str.indexOf(dot,(lat+2))==-1){
		 //     alert("Please enter valid email.")
			  return false;
		  }

		  if (str.indexOf(" ")!=-1){
		//      alert("Please enter valid email.")
			  return false;
		  }
	
		var filter=/^([\w-]+(?:\.[\w-]+)*)@((?:[\w-]+\.)*\w[\w-]{0,66})\.([a-z]{2,10}(?:\.[a-z]{2})?)$/i
		if (filter.test(str))
		{
			return true;
		}
		else{
		//	alert("Please enter valid email.")
			return false;
		}
	}	

    // Validate Social Security Number
    function validateSSN( strValue ) {
        var objRegExp  = /^\d{3}\-\d{2}\-\d{4}$/;

        //check for valid SSN
        return objRegExp.test(strValue);
    }	

    function validateUSDate( strValue ) {
    /************************************************
            DESCRIPTION: Validates that a string contains only 
                valid dates with 2 digit month, 2 digit day, 
                4 digit year. Date separator can be ., -, or /.
                Uses combination of regular expressions and 
                string parsing to validate date.
                Ex. mm/dd/yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy or mm.dd.yyyy
                
            PARAMETERS:
               strValue - String to be tested for validity
               
            RETURNS:
               True if valid, otherwise false.
               
            REMARKS:
               Avoids some of the limitations of the Date.parse()
               method such as the date separator character.
            *************************************************/
		var objRegExp = /^\d{1,2}(\-|\/|\.)\d{1,2}\1\d{4}$/

		//check to see if in correct format
		if(!objRegExp.test(strValue))
			return false; //doesn't match pattern, bad date
		else
		{
            var arrayDate = strValue.split(RegExp.$1); //split date into month, day, year
        	var intDay = parseInt(arrayDate[1],10); 
        	var intYear = parseInt(arrayDate[2],10);
            var intMonth = parseInt(arrayDate[0],10);
            var booLeapYear = (intYear % 4 == 0 && (intYear % 100 != 0 || intYear % 400 == 0));

        	//check for valid month
        	if(intMonth > 12 || intMonth < 1) {
        		return false;
        	}

            //create a lookup for months
            var arrayLookup = new Array();

            arrayLookup[ 1 ] = 31;
            if (booLeapYear) {
                arrayLookup[ 2 ] = 29;
            } else {
                arrayLookup[ 2 ] = 28;
            }

            arrayLookup[ 3 ] = 31;
            arrayLookup[ 4 ] = 30;
            arrayLookup[ 5 ] = 31;
            arrayLookup[ 6 ] = 30;
            arrayLookup[ 7 ] = 31;
            arrayLookup[ 8 ] = 31;
            arrayLookup[ 9 ] = 30;
            arrayLookup[ 10] = 31;
            arrayLookup[ 11] = 30;
            arrayLookup[ 12] = 31;

            if (intDay > arrayLookup[ intMonth ]) {
                return false;
            }

            return true; 
		}        
    }

    function ValidGPAObject(pObj)
	{
		if (!pObj) return false;
		if (pObj.value == "") return false;
		if (isNaN(pObj.value)) return false;

		if (parseFloat(pObj.value) < 0 || parseFloat(pObj.value) > 4.0) 
		    return false;

		// var objGPAReg = /([1-3]([.][0-9]*)?|4([.][0])?)/;
		// var objGPAReg = /([1-3]([.][0-9][0-9])?|4([.][0])?)/;
		var objGPAReg = /^[0]|[0-3]\.(\d?\d?)|[4].[0]$/;
		
		return objGPAReg.test( pObj.value );
	}

	function ValidGPA(pValue)
	{
		if (pValue == "") return false;
		if (isNaN(pValue)) return false;

		if (parseFloat(pValue) < 0 || parseFloat(pValue) > 5.0) 
		    return false;

		var objGPAReg = /([0-4]([.][0-9]*)?|5([.][0])?)/;

		return objGPAReg.test(pValue);
	}

	function validateUSPhone(pValue) {	      
		var objRegExp = /^((\+\d{1,3}(-| )?\(?\d\)?(-| )?\d{1,3})|(\(?\d{2,3}\)?))(-| )?(\d{3,4})(-| )?(\d{4})$/
		return objRegExp.test(pValue);
	}

	function IsNumeric2(sText)
	{
		var ValidChars = "0123456789";
		var IsNumber   = true;
		var Char;

		for (i = 0; i < sText.length && IsNumber == true; i++) 
		{ 
			Char = sText.charAt(i); 
			if ((i == 0) && (Char == "-")) { 	// check first character for minus sign
				IsNumber = false;
			}	
			else if (ValidChars.indexOf(Char) == -1) IsNumber = false;
		}
		return IsNumber;
	}

	function KeyCheck(e)
	{
		var KeyID = (window.event) ? event.keyCode : e.which;
		if((KeyID >= 65 && KeyID <= 90) || (KeyID >= 97 && KeyID <= 122) || (KeyID >= 32 && KeyID <= 47) ||
		   (KeyID >= 58 && KeyID <= 64) || (KeyID >= 91 && KeyID <= 96) || (KeyID >= 123 && KeyID <= 126))
		{
			return false;
		}
		return true;
	}

    function ValidScore(pObj)
	{
		if (!pObj) return false;
		if (pObj.value == "") return false;
		if (isNaN(pObj.value)) return false;

		if (parseFloat(pObj.value) < 1 || parseFloat(pObj.value) > 4.0) 
		    return false;

		if (pObj.value.length > 4) return false;

		//var objScoreReg = /^[0]|[1-3]\.(\d?\d?)|[4].[0]$/;
		var objScoreReg = /([1-3]([.][0-9]*)?|4([.][0])?)/;

		return objScoreReg.test( pObj.value );
	}	

	function isValidTime(value) {
		var hasMeridian = false;
		var re = /^\d{1,2}[:]\d{2}([:]\d{2})?( [aApP][mM]?)?$/;
		if (!re.test(value)) { return false; }
		if (value.toLowerCase().indexOf("p") != -1) { hasMeridian = true; }
		if (value.toLowerCase().indexOf("a") != -1) { hasMeridian = true; }
		var values = value.split(":");
		if ( (parseFloat(values[0]) < 0) || (parseFloat(values[0]) > 23) ) { return false; }
		if (hasMeridian) {
			if ( (parseFloat(values[0]) < 1) || (parseFloat(values[0]) > 12) ) { return false; }
		}
		if ( (parseFloat(values[1]) < 0) || (parseFloat(values[1]) > 59) ) { return false; }
		if (values.length > 2) {
			if ( (parseFloat(values[2]) < 0) || (parseFloat(values[2]) > 59) ) { return false; }
		}
		return true;
	}

	//function to check if the time format is valid - AM/PM format -- Jan 15, 2010
	function isValidTime2(sTime)
	{
		var bValidTime = true;
		sTime = sTime.replace(".", ":");
		
		if (sTime.indexOf(":") > -1)
		{
			var sArr = sTime.split(':');
			var iHour = sArr [ 0 ];
			var iMin  = sArr [ 1 ];
			
			if (!isInteger(iHour) || !isInteger(iMin))
			{
				bValidTime = false;
			}
			else
			{
				if (iHour.length > 2 || iMin.length > 2)
				{
					bValidTime = false;
				}
				else
				{
					if (iHour < 0 || iHour > 12 || iMin < 0 || iMin > 59)
					{
						bValidTime = false;
					}
				}
			}
		}
		else if (sTime.length > 2)
		{
			bValidTime = false;
		}
		else
		{
			if (!isInteger(sTime))
			{
				bValidTime = false;
			}
			else
			{
				if (sTime < 0 || sTime > 12)
				{
					bValidTime = false;
				}
			}
		}

		return bValidTime;
	}
