/**********************************************************************/ 
/*Function name :isDigit(theDigit) */ 
/*Usage of this function :test for an digit */ 
/*Input parameter required:thedata=string for test whether is digit */ 
/*Return value :if is digit,return true */ 
/* else return false */ 
/**********************************************************************/ 
function isDigit(theDigit) 
{ 
var digitArray = new Array('0','1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9'),j; 

for (j = 0; j < digitArray.length; j++) 
{if (theDigit == digitArray[j]) 
return true 
} 
return false 

} 
/*************************************************************************/ 
/*Function name :isPositiveInteger(theString) */ 
/*Usage of this function :test for an +ve integer */ 
/*Input parameter required:thedata=string for test whether is +ve integer*/ 
/*Return value :if is +ve integer,return true */ 
/* else return false */ 
/*function require :isDigit */ 
/*************************************************************************/ 
function isPositiveInteger(theString) 
{ 
var theData = new String(theString) 

if (!isDigit(theData.charAt(0))) 
if (!(theData.charAt(0)== '+')) 
return false 

for (var i = 1; i < theData.length; i++) 
if (!isDigit(theData.charAt(i))) 
return false 
return true 
} 
/**********************************************************************/ 
/*Function name :isDate(s,f) */ 
/*Usage of this function :To check s is a valid format */ 
/*Input parameter required:s=input string */ 
/* f=input string format */ 
/* =1,in mm/dd/yyyy format */ 
/* else in dd/mm/yyyy */ 
/*Return value :if is a valid date return 1 */ 
/* else return 0 */ 
/*Function required :isPositiveInteger() */ 
/**********************************************************************/ 
function isDate(s,f) 
{

var a1=s.split("/"); 
var a2=s.split("-"); 
var e=true; 

if ((a1.length!=3) && (a2.length!=3)) 
{ 
e=false; 
} 
else 
{if (a1.length==3) 
var na=a1; 
if (a2.length==3) 
var na=a2; 
if (isPositiveInteger(na[0]) && isPositiveInteger(na[1]) && isPositiveInteger(na[2])) 
{ if (f==1) 
{var d=na[1],m=na[0]; 
} 
else 
{var d=na[0],m=na[1]; 
} 
var y=na[2]; 
if (((e) && (y<1)||y.length>4)) 
e=false 
if (e) 
{ 
v=new Date(m+"/"+d+"/"+y); 
if (v.getMonth()!=m-1) 
e=false; 
} 
} 
else 
{ 
e=false; 
} 
} 
return e 
} 

function checkDate(v) 
{ 
var s=v.a.value; 
if (isDate(s,0)) //dd/mm/yyyy format 
alert("The inputted date value is valid!"); 
else 
alert("The inputted date value is not valid!"); 
return false; 
}