function mydate(){
var months=new Array(13);
months[1]="January";
months[2]="February";
months[3]="March";
months[4]="April";
months[5]="May";
months[6]="June";
months[7]="July";
months[8]="August";
months[9]="September";
months[10]="October";
months[11]="November";
months[12]="December";
var time=new Date();
var lmonth=months[time.getMonth() + 1];
var date=time.getDate();
var year=time.getYear();
if (year < 2000)    // Y2K Fix, Isaac Powell
year = year + 1900; // http://onyx.idbsu.edu/~ipowell
document.write("<center>" + lmonth + " ");
document.write(date + ", " + year + "</center>");
}


function clickclear(thisfield, defaulttext) {
if (thisfield.value == defaulttext) {
thisfield.value = "";}
}


// Contact form validation

function validate_contact_us_Form(form) {
var name = document.contactForm.name.value;
var email = document.contactForm.email.value;
var comments = document.contactForm.comments.value;
var nameRegxp = /^([a-zA-Z ]+)$/;
var emailRegxp = /^([\w]+)(.[\w]+)*@([\w]+)(.[\w]{2,3}){1,2}$/;
var commentsRegxp = /^([a-zA-Z0-9- :;()_.,?!@$&*'+/]+)$/;
if (document.contactForm.to.selectedIndex == 0 ) {
   alert ("Please select a department" ); return false;}
if (nameRegxp.test(name) != true) {
  alert("Please enter a valid name. Letters and spaces only are allowed."); 	
  return false;}
if (emailRegxp.test(email) != true) {
   alert("Email address appears incorrect"); return false;}
//if (commentsRegxp.test(comments) != true) {
//   alert("Please enter your comments"); return false;}
formobj = document.contactForm;
 if ((formobj.name.value == "") ||
     (formobj.email.value == "") ||
     (formobj.comments.value == "")) {
    alert ("You haven't filled in all the fields. Please complete the form"); return false;}
else {formobj.action.value = 'Thank You!';
formobj.action.disabled = true; return true;}}


// Contest form validation

function validate_contest_Form(form){
var name = document.myForm.name.value;
var phone = document.myForm.phone.value;
var email = document.myForm.email.value;
var guess = document.myForm.guess.value;
var pick = document.myForm.pick.value;
var nameRegxp = /^([a-zA-Z ]+)$/;
var phoneRegxp = /^([0-9-]{12})$/;
var emailRegxp = /^([\w]+)(.[\w]+)*@([\w]+)(.[\w]{2,3}){1,2}$/;
var guessRegxp = /^([a-zA-Z0-9- :;()_.,?!@$&*'+/]+)$/;
var pickRegxp = /^([a-zA-Z0-9- :;()_.,?!@$&*'+/]+)$/;
if (nameRegxp.test(name) != true) {
  alert("Please enter a valid name. Letters and spaces only are allowed."); 	
  return false;}
if ((phoneRegxp.test(phone) != true)) {
   alert("Phone number appears incorrect. Numbers and dashes only are allowed. Did you enter your area code?"); return false;}
if (emailRegxp.test(email) != true) {
   alert("Email address appears incorrect"); return false;}
if (guessRegxp.test(guess) != true) {
   alert("Please tell us which AD contains the Coffee News Guy"); return false;}
if (pickRegxp.test(pick) != true) {
   alert("Please enter where you pick up Coffee News"); return false;}
if (document.myForm.age.selectedIndex == 0 ) {
   alert ("Please select your age group" ); return false;}
formobj = document.myForm;
 if ((formobj.name.value == "") ||
     (formobj.phone.value == "") ||
     (formobj.email.value == "") ||
     (formobj.guess.value == "") ||
     (formobj.pick.value == "")) {
    alert ("You haven't filled in all the fields. Please complete the form"); return false;}
else {formobj.action.value = 'Thank You!';
formobj.action.disabled = true; return true;}}


//From : www.felgall.com/jstip20.htm

function limitText(limitField, limitNum) {
	if (limitField.value.length > limitNum + 1)
	alert('Your input has been truncated!');
	if (limitField.value.length > limitNum)
	limitField.value = limitField.value.substring(0, limitNum);
	}		


//Update copyright dates at the beginning of every year
// By Don Demrow, Columbus, Wisconsin 

function copyrightdate() {
var today = new Date()
var year = today.getYear()
if (year < 1900)
{
year = year + 1900;
}
document.write(year)
}

function whatshappening() {
var username = "publicity";
var hostname = "guelphcoffeenews.ca";
var linktext = "click here" ;
document.write("<a href='" + "mail" + "to:" + username + "@" + hostname + "?subject=Community Event" + "'>" + linktext + "</a>");
}