// Support Functions
   function strip(filter,str){
      var i,curChar;
      var retStr = '';
      var len = str.length;
      for(i=0; i<len; i++){
         curChar = str.charAt(i);
         if(filter.indexOf(curChar)<0) 
           //not in filter, keep it
            retStr += curChar;
      }
      return retStr;
   }
   function reformat(str){
      var arg;
      var pos = 0;
      var retStr = '';
      var len = reformat.arguments.length;
      for(var i=1; i<len; i++){
         arg = reformat.arguments[i];
         if(i%2==1)
            retStr += arg;
         else{
            retStr += str.substring(pos, pos + arg);
            pos += arg;
         }
      }
      return retStr;
   }
   
   //End Support Functions
  //Validation Rules
   function notEmpty(str){
      if(strip(" \n\r\t",str).length ==0)
         return false;
      else
         return true;
   }
   function validateInteger(str){
      str = strip(' \n\r\t',str);
      //remove leading zeros, if any
      while(str.length > 1 && str.substring(0,1) == '0'){
         str = str.substring(1,str.length);
      }
      var val = parseInt(str);
      if(isNaN(val))
         return false;
      else
         return true;
   }
   
   function validateFloat(str){
      str = strip(' \n\r\t',str);
      //remove leading zeros, if any
      while(str.length > 1 && str.substring(0,1) == '0'){
         str = str.substring(1,str.length);
      }
      var val = parseFloat(str);
      if(isNaN(val))
         return false;
      else
         return true;
   }
  function validateUSPhone(str){
      str = strip("*() -./_\n\r\t\\",str);
      if(str.length == 10 || str.length == 7)
         return true;
      else
         return false;
   }
   function validateSSN(str){
      str = strip(" -.\n\r\t",str);
      if(validateInteger(str) && str.length == 9)
         return true;
      else
         return false;
   }
   function validateZip(str){
      str = strip("- \n\r\t",str);
      if(validateInteger(str) && (str.length==9 || 
         str.length==5))
      return true;
      else
         return false;
   }
   function validateCC(str,type){
      str = strip("-./_\n\r\t\\",str);
      if(type=="1")
         if(str.charAt(0)!="4")
            return false;
      if(type=="2")
         if(str.charAt(0)!="5")
            return false;
      if(type=="3")
         if(str.charAt(0)!="6")
            return false;
      if(type=="4")
         if(str.charAt(0)!="3")
            return false;
      if(validateInteger(str) && 
         ((str.length==15&&type=="4") || 
         str.length==16))
         return true;
      else
         return false;
   }
    function validateDate(str){
      var dateVar = new Date(str);
      if(isNaN(dateVar.valueOf()) || 
         (dateVar.valueOf() ==0))
         return false;
      else
         return true;
   }
    function validateEMail(str){
      str = strip(" \n\r\t",str);
      if(str.indexOf("@") > -1 && str.indexOf(".") > -1)
         return true;
      else
         return false;
   }
   
   //End Validation Rules

   //Formatting functions
   function formatPhone(str){
      str = strip("*() -./_\n\r\t\\",str);
      if(str.length==10)
         return reformat(str,"(",3,") ",3,"-",4);
      if(str.length==7)
         return reformat(str,"",3,"-",4);
   }
   
   function formatSSN(str){
      str = strip(" -.\n\r\t",str);
      return reformat(str,"",3,"-",2,"-",4);
   }
   
   function formatZip(str){
      str = strip("- \n\r\t",str);
      if(str.length==5)
         return str;
      if(str.length==9)
         return reformat(str,"",5,"-",4);
   }
   
   function formatCC(str,type){
      str = strip("-./_\n\r\t\\",str);
      switch(type){
         case "1": 
            return reformat(str,"",4,"-",4,"-",4,"-",4);
            break;
         case "2": 
            return reformat(str,"",4,"-",4,"-",4,"-",4);
            break;
         case "3": 
            return reformat(str,"",4,"-",4,"-",4,"-",4);
            break;
         case "4":
            return reformat(str,"",4,"-",6,"-",5);
      }
   }
   function formatDate(str,style){
      var dateVar = new Date(str);
      var year = dateVar.getYear();
      if(year<10)
         year += 2000;
      if(year<100)
         year += 1900;
      switch(style){
         case "MM/DD/YY":
            return (dateVar.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + 
              dateVar.getDate() + "/" + year;
            break;
         case "DD/MM/YY":
            return dateVar.getDate() + "/" + 
              (dateVar.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + year;
            break;
         case "Month Day, Year":
            return getMonthName(dateVar) + " " + 
              dateVar.getDate() + ", " + year;
            break;
         case "Day, Month Day, Year":
            return getDayName(dateVar) + ", " + 
              getMonthName(dateVar) + " " + 
              dateVar.getDate() + ", " + year;
            break;
         default:
            return (dateVar.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + 
              dateVar.getDate() + "/" + year;
            break;
      }
   }
   //End Formatting Functions