/* Functions for Writing Center Client Database */



function textCounter(field, maxlimit, countfield) {

var currentLength = field.value.length;
var charCount = countfield.value;
 
charCount = maxlimit - currentLength;
 
if (charCount > 0) {
countfield.value = charCount;
} else {
countfield.value = 0;
}

if (currentLength > maxlimit) {
alert('You have exceeded the maximum allowable characters for this field.');
field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
return false;
}
  
return true;
}

function validateForm1() {

var msg = "Please complete the following items:\n";

var Lmsg = msg.length;

if (document.forms.form1.strTcard.value == "") {
msg += " - Tartan Card Number\n";
}

if (document.forms.form1.intSessionLength.value == "") {
msg += " - Session Length\n";
}

if (document.forms.form1.strTutor.selectedIndex == 0) {
msg += " - Tutor\n";
}

if (document.forms.form1.strInst.value == "") {
msg += " - Instructor\n";
}	

dteToday = new Date();

intMonth = dteToday.getMonth() + 1;

strDatetime = intMonth + "/";

strDatetime += dteToday.getDate() + "/";

strDatetime += dteToday.getFullYear() + " ";

intHour = dteToday.getHours() 

if (intHour > 12) { strDaypart = "PM" } else { strDaypart = "AM" };

if (intHour > 12) { intHour = intHour - 12 };

strDatetime += intHour + ":";

strMinute = String( dteToday.getMinutes() );

if (strMinute.length == 1) { strMinute = "0" + strMinute };

strDatetime += strMinute + ":";

strSecond = String( dteToday.getSeconds() );

if (strSecond.length == 1) { strSecond = "0" + strSecond };

strDatetime += strSecond + " ";

strDatetime += strDaypart;

document.forms.form1.strDatetime.value = strDatetime;

if (Lmsg != msg.length) {
alert(msg);
return false;
}
else {
return;
}

}




function validateForm2() {


var msg = "Please complete the following items:\n";

var Lmsg = msg.length;

if (document.forms.form2.strTcardX.value == "") {
msg += " - Tartan Card Number\n";
}




if (Lmsg != msg.length) {
alert(msg);
return false;
}
else {
return;
}

}