//today's date
var today = new Date();
var todayYYYYMMDD = '20100908';
//var currentYr = today.getFullYear();//format yyyy
var currentYr = 2010;

var qualType = new Array('txtQualificationType', 'txtQualificationType1', 'txtQualificationType2');
var qualCountry = new Array('txtQualificationCountry', 'txtQualificationCountry1', 'txtQualificationCountry2');
var qualProvinceTR = new Array('qualificationProvince', 'qualificationProvince1', 'qualificationProvince2');
var qualProvince = new Array('txtProvince', 'txtProvince1', 'txtProvince2');
var qualAB = new Array('txtNameofAwardingBody', 'txtNameofAwardingBody1', 'txtNameofAwardingBody2');
var qualABName = new Array('University1', 'University2', 'University3');
var qualCA = new Array('txtCollege', 'txtCollege1', 'txtCollege2');
var qualCATR = new Array('trCollegeAttended', 'trCollegeAttended1', 'trCollegeAttended2');
var qualCAName = new Array('College1', 'College2', 'College3');
var qualMode = new Array('txtModeofStudy', 'txtModeofStudy1', 'txtModeofStudy2');
var enrollmentMonth = new Array('enrollmentMonthQ1', 'enrollmentMonthQ2', 'enrollmentMonthQ3');
var enrollmentYear = new Array('enrollmentYearQ1', 'enrollmentYearQ2', 'enrollmentYearQ3');
var graduationMonth = new Array('graduationMonthQ1', 'graduationMonthQ2', 'graduationMonthQ3');
var qualYear = new Array('txtyear', 'txtyear1', 'txtyear2');
var qualFaculty = new Array('txtFacultyofStudy', 'txtFacultyofStudy1', 'txtFacultyofStudy2');
var qualFacultyOther = new Array('otherFaculty', 'otherFaculty1', 'otherFaculty2');
var qualSpecialization = new Array('txtSpecializationofStudy', 'txtSpecializationofStudy1', 'txtSpecializationofStudy2');

var errorNameEmpty = 'Please enter a valid Name';
var errorDateEmpty = 'Please enter your Date of Birth';
var errorPOBDefault = 'Please select your Place of Birth';
var errorDateInvalid = 'Please enter a valid date';
var errorDateFuture = 'Please enter a date earlier than today';
var errorDOBlaterThanAwardingYear ='Date of Birth cannot be later than date of qualification awarding year';
var errorDOBlaterThanPeriodOfStudy ='Date of Birth cannot be later than the period of study';
var errorDOBlaterThanSMV ='Date of Birth cannot be later than Skilled Migrant Visa issued year';
var errorGenderEmpty = 'Please select a Gender';
var errorNationalityDefault = 'Please select a Nationality';
var errorTravelEmpty = 'Please enter your Passport Number';
var errorTravelAlphaNumeric = 'Travel Document/Passport Number can only contain alphanumeric characters';
var errorMailAddress1Empty = 'Please enter your Mailing Address';
var errorMailingCountryDefault = 'Please select a Mailing Country';
var errorResidenceCountryDefault = 'Please select a Country of Residence';
var errorEpecEmpty = 'Please select if you were previously an EPEC holder';
var errorWorkInSgEmpty = 'Please select if you have worked in Singapore before';
var errorPrSgEmpty = 'Please select if you were previously a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident';
var errorEmailEmpty = 'Please enter a valid Email Address';
var errorContactNumberCountryCodeEmpty = 'Please enter a Country Code';
var errorContactNumberEmpty = 'Please enter your Contact Number';
var errorContactNumberCountryCodeInvalid = 'Please enter a valid Country Code';
var errorContactNumberInvalid = 'Please enter a valid Contact Number';
var errorNricEmpty = 'Please enter your NRIC number';
var errorWorkExEmpty = 'Please choose whether you have any full-time working experience';
var errorLastIndustryDefault = 'Please select Last Profession Type of Industry';
var errorLastIndustryEmpty = 'Please enter Last Profession Type of Industry';
var errorJobTitleEmpty = 'Please enter Job Title';
var errorSkilledVisaEmpty = 'Please choose whether you have any Skilled Migrant Visa';
var errorSkilledVisaTypeDefault = 'Please select Skilled Migrant Visa Type';
var errorSkilledVisaTypeEmpty = 'Please enter Skilled Migrant Visa Type';
var errorIssueYrEmpty = 'Please enter Skilled Migrant Visa Year of Issue';

var errorQualificationTypeDefault = 'Please select a Qualification Type';
var errorQualificationCountryDefault = 'Please select Qualification Country';
var errorQualificationProvinceDefault = 'Please select Qualification Province';
var errorAwardingBodyDefault = 'Please select Name of Awarding Body';
var errorAwardingBodyEmpty = 'Please enter Name of Awarding Body';
var errorCollegeAttendedDefault = 'Please select College Attended';
var errorCollegeAttendedEmpty = 'Please enter College Attended';
var errorYearEmpty = 'Please enter valid Period of Study';
var errorYearDefault = 'Please enter valid Period of Study';
var errorYearInvalid = 'Please enter a valid year (between year 1900 and current year)';
var errorYearMonthInvalid = 'Please enter a valid year and month (between Jan 1900 and current month)';
var errorFromYearMonthLaterToYearMonth = '"From" Date cannot be later than "To" Date';
var errorModeDefault = 'Please select a Mode of Study';
var errorFacultyDefault = 'Please select Faculty of Study';
var errorFacultyEmpty = 'Please enter Faculty of Study';
var errorSpecializationDefault = 'Please select Specialization of Study';
var errorSpecializationEmpty = 'Please enter Specialization of Study';

  var Alphabet;
  Alphabet =/^[A-Za-z ]+$/;

//  var ValidDate;
//  ValidDate = "/^((0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])[/](0[1-9]|1[012])[/](?:19|20)\d\d)$/";

  var ValidEmail;
  ValidEmail=/\w+([\.-]?\w+)*@\w+([\.-]?\w+)*\.(\w{2}|(com|net|org|edu|int|mil|gov|arpa|biz|aero|name|coop|info|pro|museum))*/;

  var Numeric;
  Numeric = /^[0-9]+$/;

  var AlphaNumeric;
  AlphaNumeric = /^[A-Za-z0-9 ]+$/;

function emailcheck(emailValue) {
  if (emailValue == null || emailValue == "") return false;
  var at="@";
  var dot=".";
  var lat=emailValue.indexOf(at);
  var lstr=emailValue.length;
  var ldot=emailValue.indexOf(dot);
  if (emailValue.indexOf(at)==-1){
    return false;
  }

  if (emailValue.indexOf(at)==-1 || emailValue.indexOf(at)==0 || emailValue.indexOf(at)==lstr){
    return false;
  }

  if (emailValue.indexOf(dot)==-1 || emailValue.indexOf(dot)==0 || emailValue.indexOf(dot)==lstr){
    return false;
  }

  if (emailValue.indexOf(at,(lat+1))!=-1){
    return false;
  }

  if (emailValue.substring(lat-1,lat)==dot || emailValue.substring(lat+1,lat+2)==dot){
    return false;
  }

  if (emailValue.indexOf(dot,(lat+2))==-1){
    return false;
  }

  if (emailValue.indexOf(" ")!=-1){
    return false;
  }

  return true;
}

function resetErrorMsgs(){
  //particulars
  resetErrorMsg('MsgName');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgDOB');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgPOB');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgGender');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgNationality');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgTravel');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgMailAddress1');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgMailingCountry');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgCountryofResidence');
  resetErrorMsg('Msgepecbefore');

  //previous work in sg
  resetErrorMsg('MsgworkInSG');
  resetErrorMsg('Msgfin');

  //previous sg citizen
  resetErrorMsg('MsgprSG');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgNRIC');

  //particulars
  resetErrorMsg('Msgemail');
  resetErrorMsg('Msgcontactnumber');

  //qualification 1
  resetErrorMsg('Msgqualificationtype');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgQualificationCountry');
  resetErrorMsg('Msg1stProvince');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgNameofAwardingBody');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgCollegeAttended');
  resetErrorMsg('Msgyear');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgModeofStudy');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgFacultyofStudy');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgSpecializationofStudy');

  //qualification 2
  resetErrorMsg('MsgQualificationtype1');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgQualificationCountry1');
  resetErrorMsg('Msg2ndProvince');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgNameofAwardingBody1');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgCollegeAttended1');
  resetErrorMsg('Msgyear1');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgModeofStudy1');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgFacultyofStudy1');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgSpecializationofStudy1');

  //qualification 3
  resetErrorMsg('MsgQualificationtype2');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgQualificationCountry2');
  resetErrorMsg('Msg3rdProvince');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgNameofAwardingBody2');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgCollegeAttended2');
  resetErrorMsg('Msgyear2');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgModeofStudy2');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgFacultyofStudy2');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgSpecializationofStudy2');

  //previous work experience
  resetErrorMsg('Msgworkex');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgLastprofessionTypeOfIndustry');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgLastprofessionTypeOfIndustry1');
  resetErrorMsg('Msgjobtitle');

  //skilled visa
  resetErrorMsg('Msgskilledvisa');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgSkilledVisaType');
  resetErrorMsg('MsgSkilledVisaTypeName');
  resetErrorMsg('Msgissueyr');
}
function setErrorMsg(elementName, errorMsg){
  var element = document.getElementById(elementName);
  if (element){
    element.innerText = errorMsg;
    element.textContent = errorMsg;
  }
}

var dobDate = new Date();
var dobDateYYYYMMDD = '';
var isInputValid = true;
var blnCheck = true;
function validateInput() {
  blnCheck = true;
  resetErrorMsgs();

  /****************************************************************************/
  /************************** CHECK FOR EMPTY FIELDS **************************/
  /****************************************************************************/

  // Name Validation
  var name = trim(document.getElementById('txtName').value);
  if (name.search(Alphabet) == -1)
  {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById('txtName').focus();
    }
    blnCheck = false;
    setErrorMsg('MsgName', errorNameEmpty);
  }
  // Date Validation

  // Date Validation

  var date = trim(document.getElementById('txtDOBdd').value);
  var mth = trim(document.getElementById('txtDOBmm').value);
  var yr = trim(document.getElementById('txtDOByyyy').value);
  dobDateYYYYMMDD = yr.toString()+mth.toString()+date.toString();
  if (date == ''){
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById('txtDOBdd').focus();
    }
    blnCheck = false;
    document.getElementById('MsgDOB').innerText = 'Please enter your Date of Birth';
    document.getElementById('MsgDOB').textContent = 'Please enter your Date of Birth';
  } else {
    if (mth == ''){
      if (blnCheck) {
      document.getElementById('txtDOBmm').focus();
      }
      blnCheck = false;
      document.getElementById('MsgDOB').innerText = 'Please enter your Date of Birth';
      document.getElementById('MsgDOB').textContent = 'Please enter your Date of Birth';
    } else {
      if (yr == ''){
	if (blnCheck) {
	document.getElementById('txtDOByyyy').focus();
	}
	blnCheck = false;
	document.getElementById('MsgDOB').innerText = 'Please enter your Date of Birth';
	document.getElementById('MsgDOB').textContent = 'Please enter your Date of Birth';
      } else {
	dobDate.setFullYear(yr, mth-1, date);
	if ((date != dobDate.getDate())||(mth-1 != dobDate.getMonth())||(yr != dobDate.getFullYear()) || yr < 1900){
	  if (blnCheck) {
	  document.getElementById('txtDOBdd').focus();
	  }
	  blnCheck = false;
	  document.getElementById('MsgDOB').innerText = 'Please enter a valid date';
	  document.getElementById('MsgDOB').textContent = 'Please enter a valid date';
	} else {
	  //check that dob NOT > today
	  if (dobDateYYYYMMDD>todayYYYYMMDD){
	    if (blnCheck) {
	    document.getElementById('txtDOBdd').focus();
	    }
	    document.getElementById('MsgDOB').innerText = 'Your Date of Birth cannot be later than the current date';
	    document.getElementById('MsgDOB').textContent = 'Your Date of Birth cannot be later than the current date';
	    blnCheck = false;
	  }
	}
      }
    }
  }

  // Place of Birth
  var PlaceOfBirth = trim(document.getElementById('txtPOB').value);
  if (PlaceOfBirth == -1) {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById('txtPOB').focus();
    }
    blnCheck = false;
    setErrorMsg('MsgPOB', errorPOBDefault);
  }

  // Gender
  var gender = getSelectedRadio(document.form1.txtgender);
  if (gender == -1) {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById('txtgender').focus();
    }
    blnCheck = false;
    setErrorMsg('MsgGender', errorGenderEmpty);
  }

  // Nationality

  var nationality = document.getElementById('NationalityID').value;

  if (nationality  == -1)
  {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById('NationalityID').focus();
    }
    blnCheck = false;
    setErrorMsg('MsgNationality', errorNationalityDefault);
  }

  // Travel document
  var traveldocument = trim(document.getElementById('txttraveldocument').value);
  if (traveldocument == '' ) {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById('txttraveldocument').focus();
    }
    blnCheck = false;
    setErrorMsg('MsgTravel', errorTravelEmpty);
  } else if (traveldocument.search(AlphaNumeric) == -1) {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById('txttraveldocument').focus();
    }
    blnCheck = false;
    setErrorMsg('MsgTravel', errorTravelAlphaNumeric);
    document.getElementById('txttraveldocument').focus();
  }
  // Mailing Address

  var MailingAddress = trim(document.getElementById('txtMailAddress1').value);
  if (MailingAddress == '') {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById('txtMailAddress1').focus();
    }
    blnCheck = false;
    setErrorMsg('MsgMailAddress1', errorMailAddress1Empty);
  }


  // Mailing Country
  var MailingCountry = trim(document.getElementById('MailingCountry').value);
  if (MailingCountry == -1) {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById('MailingCountry').focus();
    }
    blnCheck = false;
    setErrorMsg('MsgMailingCountry', errorMailingCountryDefault);
  }

  //Country of Residence

  var txtCountryofResidence = trim(document.getElementById('CountryofResidence').value);
  if (txtCountryofResidence == -1)
  {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById('CountryofResidence').focus();
    }
    blnCheck = false;
    setErrorMsg('MsgCountryofResidence', errorResidenceCountryDefault);
  }

  // EPEC
  var epecbefore = getSelectedRadio(document.form1.txtepecbefore);
  if (epecbefore == -1) {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById('txtepecbefore').focus();
    }
    blnCheck = false;
    setErrorMsg('Msgepecbefore', errorEpecEmpty);
  }

  // work in Singapore
  var workInSG = getSelectedRadio(document.form1.txtworkInSG);
  if (workInSG == -1) {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById('txtworkInSG').focus();
    }
    blnCheck = false;
    setErrorMsg('MsgworkInSG', errorWorkInSgEmpty);
  }

  // Singapore PR
  var prSG = getSelectedRadio(document.form1.txtprSG);
  if (prSG == -1) {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById('txtprSG').focus();
    }
    blnCheck = false;
    setErrorMsg('MsgprSG', errorPrSgEmpty);
  }

/****************************************************************************/
/***************************** CHECK NRIC EMPTY *****************************/
/****************************************************************************/

  var nric = '';
  if (prSG == 0){
    nric = trim(document.getElementById('txtNRIC').value);
    if (nric == ''){
      if (blnCheck) {
      document.getElementById('txtNRIC').focus();
      }
      blnCheck = false;
      setErrorMsg('MsgNRIC', errorNricEmpty);
    }
  }

  // eEmail
  var eMail = trim(document.getElementById('txtemail').value);
  if (emailcheck(eMail) == false)
  {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById('txtemail').focus();
    }
    setErrorMsg('Msgemail', errorEmailEmpty);
    blnCheck = false;
  }

  // contact number
  var precontactnumber = trim(document.getElementById('txtpre').value);
  var contactnumber = trim(document.getElementById('txtcontactnumber').value);

  if (precontactnumber == ''){
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById('txtpre').focus();
    }
    setErrorMsg('Msgcontactnumber', errorContactNumberCountryCodeEmpty);
    blnCheck = false;
  } else {
    if (contactnumber == ''){
      if (blnCheck) {
      document.getElementById('txtcontactnumber').focus();
      }
      setErrorMsg('Msgcontactnumber', errorContactNumberEmpty);
      blnCheck = false;
    } else {
      if (precontactnumber.search(Numeric) == -1){
	if (blnCheck) {
	document.getElementById('txtpre').focus();
	}
	setErrorMsg('Msgcontactnumber', errorContactNumberCountryCodeInvalid);
	blnCheck = false;
      } else {
	if (contactnumber.search(Numeric) == -1){
	  if (blnCheck) {
	  document.getElementById('txtcontactnumber').focus();
	  }
	  setErrorMsg('Msgcontactnumber', errorContactNumberInvalid);
	  blnCheck = false;
	}
      }
    }
  }


  isInputValid = blnCheck;
  var qualification1 = chkQualification(0);
  blnCheck = qualification1;
  var t2ndcheck = getSelectedCheckbox(document.form1.txt2ndchk);
  var qualification2 = true;
  if (t2ndcheck.length != 0) {
    qualification2 = chkQualification(1);
    blnCheck = qualification2;
  }

  var t3rdcheck = getSelectedCheckbox(document.form1.txt3rdchk);
  var qualification3 = true;
  if (t3rdcheck.length != 0) {
    qualification3 = chkQualification(2);
    blnCheck = qualification3;
  }

  /****************************************************************************/
  /************************* CHECK WORKING EXPERIENCE *************************/
  /****************************************************************************/

  // working experience
//  var workex = getSelectedRadio(document.form1.txtworkex);
//  if (workex == -1) {
//    blnCheck = false;
//    setErrorMsg('Msgworkex', errorWorkExEmpty);
//  }
//
//  if (workex == 0){
//    var LastprofessionTypeOfIndustry = document.getElementById('txtLastprofessionTypeOfIndustry').value;
//    if (LastprofessionTypeOfIndustry == -1) {
//      setErrorMsg('MsgLastprofessionTypeOfIndustry', errorLastIndustryDefault);
//      blnCheck = false;
//    } else if (LastprofessionTypeOfIndustry == '-') {
//      var otherInd = trim(document.getElementById('othersPro').value);
//      if (otherInd == ''){
//	setErrorMsg('MsgLastprofessionTypeOfIndustry1', errorLastIndustryEmpty);
//	blnCheck = false;
//      }
//    }
//
//    var jobtitle = trim(document.getElementById('txtjobtitle').value);
//    if (jobtitle == '') {
//      setErrorMsg('Msgjobtitle', errorJobTitleEmpty);
//      blnCheck = false;
//    }
//  }

  /****************************************************************************/
  /**************************** CHECK SKILLED VISA ****************************/
  /****************************************************************************/

  // skilled visa
  var visa = getSelectedRadio(document.form1.txtskilledvisa);
  if (visa == -1) {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById('txtskilledvisa').focus();
    }
    blnCheck = false;
    setErrorMsg('Msgskilledvisa', errorSkilledVisaEmpty);
  }

  if (visa == 0){
    var visaType = document.getElementById('txtSkilledVisaType').value;
    if (visaType == -1) {
      if (blnCheck) {
      document.getElementById('txtSkilledVisaType').focus();
      }
      setErrorMsg('MsgSkilledVisaType', errorSkilledVisaTypeDefault);
      blnCheck = false;
    } else if (visaType == '-') {
      var otherVisa = trim(document.getElementById('otherVisa').value);
      if (otherVisa == ''){
	if (blnCheck) {
	document.getElementById('otherVisa').focus();
	}
	setErrorMsg('MsgSkilledVisaTypeName', errorSkilledVisaTypeEmpty);
	blnCheck = false;
      }
    }

    var issueyr = trim(document.getElementById('txtissueyr').value);
    if (issueyr == '') {
      if (blnCheck) {
      document.getElementById('txtissueyr').focus();
      }
      setErrorMsg('Msgissueyr', errorIssueYrEmpty);
      blnCheck = false;
    } else {
      issueyr = valYear(issueyr)
      if (issueyr == -1) {
	if (blnCheck) {
	document.getElementById('txtissueyr').focus();
	}
	blnCheck = false;
	setErrorMsg('Msgissueyr', errorYearInvalid);
      } else {
      if (dobDate.getFullYear() > issueyr) {
      if (blnCheck) {
      document.getElementById('txtDOByyyy').focus();
      }
      document.getElementById('MsgDOB').innerText = errorDOBlaterThanSMV;
      document.getElementById('MsgDOB').textContent = errorDOBlaterThanSMV;
      blnCheck = false;
      }
      }
    }
  }


  if ((blnCheck == true) && (qualification1 == true) && (qualification2 == true) && (qualification3 == true)) {
    return true;
  } else {
    alert('Incomplete or invalid data entered! \nPlease verify and try again.');
    return false;
  }
}

  /****************************************************************************/
  /*************************** CHECK QUALIFICATION ****************************/
  /****************************************************************************/
function chkQualification(type){
  var msgQualType = new Array('Msgqualificationtype', 'Msgqualificationtype1', 'Msgqualificationtype2');
  var msgQualCountry = new Array('MsgQualificationCountry', 'MsgQualificationCountry1', 'MsgQualificationCountry2');
  var msgQualProvince = new Array('Msg1stProvince', 'Msg2ndProvince', 'Msg3rdProvince');
  var msgQualAB = new Array('MsgNameofAwardingBody', 'MsgNameofAwardingBody1', 'MsgNameofAwardingBody2');
  var msgQualCA = new Array('MsgCollegeAttended', 'MsgCollegeAttended1', 'MsgCollegeAttended2');
  var msgQualMode = new Array('MsgModeofStudy', 'MsgModeofStudy1', 'MsgModeofStudy2');
  var msgQualYear = new Array('Msgyear', 'Msgyear1', 'Msgyear2');
  var msgQualFaculty = new Array('MsgFacultyofStudy', 'MsgFacultyofStudy1', 'MsgFacultyofStudy2');
  var msgQualSpecialization = new Array('MsgSpecializationofStudy', 'MsgSpecializationofStudy1', 'MsgSpecializationofStudy2');

  //qualification Country
  var txtQualificationCountry = document.getElementById(qualCountry[type]).value;
  if (txtQualificationCountry == -1) {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById(qualCountry[type]).focus();
    }
    setErrorMsg(msgQualCountry[type], errorQualificationCountryDefault);
    blnCheck = false;
  }

  //qualification Province
  if (document.getElementById(qualProvince[type])){
    if (document.getElementById(qualProvinceTR[type]).style.display == ''){
      var txtProvince = document.getElementById(qualProvince[type]).value;
      if (txtProvince == -1){
	if (blnCheck) {
	document.getElementById(qualProvince[type]).focus();
	}
	setErrorMsg(msgQualProvince[type], errorQualificationProvinceDefault);
	blnCheck = false;
      }
    }
  }

  // Qualification Type
  var qualificationtype = document.getElementById(qualType[type]).value;
  if (qualificationtype == -1) {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById(qualType[type]).focus();
    }
    setErrorMsg(msgQualType[type], errorQualificationTypeDefault);
    blnCheck = false;
  }

  //awarding body
  var NameofAwardingBody = document.getElementById(qualAB[type]).value;
  if (NameofAwardingBody == -1) {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById(qualAB[type]).focus();
    }
    setErrorMsg(msgQualAB[type], errorAwardingBodyDefault);
    blnCheck = false;

  } else if (NameofAwardingBody == '-'){
    var uni = trim(document.getElementById(qualABName[type]).value);
    if (uni == ''){
      if (blnCheck) {
      document.getElementById(qualABName[type]).focus();
      }
      setErrorMsg(msgQualAB[type], errorAwardingBodyEmpty);
      blnCheck = false;
    }
  }

  //college attended
  if (document.getElementById(qualCA[type])) {
    if (document.getElementById(qualCATR[type]).style.display == ''){
      var collegeAttended = document.getElementById(qualCA[type]).value;
      if (collegeAttended == -1) {
      if (blnCheck) {
      document.getElementById(qualCA[type]).focus();
      }
      setErrorMsg(msgQualCA[type], errorCollegeAttendedDefault);
      blnCheck = false;

      } else if (collegeAttended == '-'){
      var coll = trim(document.getElementById(qualCAName[type]).value);
      if (coll == ''){
      if (blnCheck && isInputValid) {
      document.getElementById(qualCAName[type]).focus();
      }
      setErrorMsg(msgQualCA[type], errorCollegeAttendedEmpty);
      blnCheck = false;
      }
      }
    }
  }

  //faculty
  var FacultyofStudy = document.getElementById(qualFaculty[type]).value;
  if (FacultyofStudy == -1) {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById(qualFaculty[type]).focus();
    }
    setErrorMsg(msgQualFaculty[type], errorFacultyDefault);
    blnCheck = false;

  } else if (SpecializationofStudy == '-'){
    var otherFac = trim(document.getElementById(qualFacultyOther[type]).value);
    if (otherFac == ''){
      if (blnCheck) {
      document.getElementById(qualFacultyOther[type]).focus();
      }
      setErrorMsg(msgQualFaculty[type], errorFacultyEmpty);
      blnCheck = false;
    }
  }

  //specialization
  var SpecializationofStudy = document.getElementById(qualSpecialization[type]).value;
  if (SpecializationofStudy == -1) {
    if (blnCheck) {
    document.getElementById(qualSpecialization[type]).focus();
    }
    setErrorMsg(msgQualSpecialization[type], errorSpecializationDefault);
    blnCheck = false;

  }

  //period of study
  var tenrollmentMonth = trim(document.getElementById(enrollmentMonth[type]).value);
  var tenrollmentYear = trim(document.getElementById(enrollmentYear[type]).value);
  var tgraduationMonth = trim(document.getElementById(graduationMonth[type]).value);
  var tgraduationYear = trim(document.getElementById(qualYear[type]).value);

  if (tenrollmentMonth== '' || tenrollmentYear == '' || tgraduationMonth == '' || tgraduationYear == '') {
    if (tenrollmentMonth == '') {
      if (blnCheck) {
      document.getElementById(enrollmentMonth[type]).focus();
      }
      blnCheck = false;
    }
    if (tenrollmentYear == '') {
      if (blnCheck) {
      document.getElementById(enrollmentYear[type]).focus();
      }
      blnCheck = false;
    }
    if (tgraduationMonth == '') {
      if (blnCheck) {
      document.getElementById(graduationMonth[type]).focus();
      }
      blnCheck = false;
    }
    if (tgraduationYear == '') {
      if (blnCheck) {
      document.getElementById(graduationMonth[type]).focus();
      }
      blnCheck = false;
    }
    setErrorMsg(msgQualYear[type], errorYearEmpty);
  } else {
    if (tenrollmentYear.search(Numeric) == -1 || tgraduationYear.search(Numeric) == -1){
      if (blnCheck) {
      document.getElementById(enrollmentYear[type]).focus();
      }
      blnCheck = false;
      setErrorMsg(msgQualYear[type], errorYearDefault);
    } else {
      tenrollmentYear = valYear(tenrollmentYear)
      tgraduationYear = valYear(tgraduationYear)
      if (tenrollmentYear == -1 || tgraduationYear == -1) {
	if (blnCheck) {
	document.getElementById(enrollmentYear[type]).focus();
	}
	blnCheck = false;
	setErrorMsg(msgQualYear[type], errorYearMonthInvalid);
      } else {
      //var enrollmentDate = new Date();
      //var graduationDate = new Date();
      //enrollmentDate.setFullYear(tenrollmentYear, tenrollmentMonth-1, 1);
      //graduationDate.setFullYear(tgraduationYear, tgraduationMonth-1, 1);
      
      var enrollmentDateYYYYMMDD = tenrollmentYear.toString() + tenrollmentMonth.toString() + '01';
      var graduationDateYYYYMMDD = tgraduationYear.toString() + tgraduationMonth.toString() + '01';
      
      if (enrollmentDateYYYYMMDD>todayYYYYMMDD || graduationDateYYYYMMDD>todayYYYYMMDD){
      if (blnCheck) {
      document.getElementById(msgQualYear[type]).focus();
      }
      blnCheck = false;
      setErrorMsg(msgQualYear[type], errorYearMonthInvalid);
      } else {
      if (enrollmentDateYYYYMMDD > graduationDateYYYYMMDD) {
      if (blnCheck) {
      document.getElementById(msgQualYear[type]).focus();
      }
      blnCheck = false;
      setErrorMsg(msgQualYear[type], errorFromYearMonthLaterToYearMonth);
      } else {
      if (dobDateYYYYMMDD > enrollmentDateYYYYMMDD) {
      if (blnCheck) {
      document.getElementById('txtDOByyyy').focus();
      }
      document.getElementById('MsgDOB').innerText = errorDOBlaterThanPeriodOfStudy;
      document.getElementById('MsgDOB').textContent = errorDOBlaterThanPeriodOfStudy;
      blnCheck = false;
      }
      }
      }
    }
    }
  }

  //mode of study
  var ModeofStudy = trim(document.getElementById(qualMode[type]).value);
  if (ModeofStudy == -1) {
    if (blnCheck && isInputValid) {
    document.getElementById(qualMode[type]).focus();
    }
    setErrorMsg(msgQualMode[type], errorModeDefault);
    blnCheck = false;
  }


  return blnCheck;
}

function getCheckedValue(radioObj) {
  if(!radioObj)
  return "";
  var radioLength = radioObj.length;
  if(radioLength == undefined)
  if(radioObj.checked)
  return radioObj.value;
  else
  return "";
  for(var i = 0; i < radioLength; i++) {
    if(radioObj[i].checked) {
      return radioObj[i].value;
    }
  }
  return "";
}

function valYear(t) {
  var y=parseInt(t);
  if(!((y>=1900) && (y<=currentYr)) ) {
    return -1;
  } else {
    return y;
  }
}



function hideshow(checkbox, obj) {
  var tobj = document.getElementById(obj);
  //  alert(checkbox.checked);
  if (checkbox.checked == true) {

    tobj.style.display = '';
  }
  else {

    tobj.style.display = 'none';

  }
}

function resetErrorMsg(obj) {
  if (document.getElementById(obj)){
    document.getElementById(obj).innerText = ' ';
    document.getElementById(obj).textContent = ' ';
  }
}

function setCheckedValue(radioObj, newValue) {
  try {
    if(!radioObj)
    return;
    var radioLength = radioObj.length;
    if(radioLength == undefined) {
      radioObj.checked = (radioObj.value == newValue.toString());
      return;
    }
    for(var i = 0; i < radioLength; i++) {
      radioObj[i].checked = false;
      if(radioObj[i].value == newValue.toString()) {
	radioObj[i].checked = true;
      }
    }
  }
  catch(err) {}
}


function setSelectedValue(radioObj, newValue) {

  if(!radioObj)
  return;
  var radioLength = radioObj.length;
  if(radioLength == undefined) {
    radioObj.Selected = (radioObj.value == newValue.toString());
    return;
  }
  for(var i = 0; i < radioLength; i++) {
    radioObj[i].checked = false;
    if(radioObj[i].value == newValue.toString()) {
      radioObj[i].selectedIndex = i;
    }
  }
}


function getSelectedRadio(buttonGroup) {
  // returns the array number of the selected radio button or -1 if no button is selected
  if (buttonGroup[0]) { // if the button group is an array (one button is not an array)
  for (var i=0; i<buttonGroup.length; i++) {
    if (buttonGroup[i].checked) {
      return i;
    }
  }
} else {
  if (buttonGroup.checked) { return 0; } // if the one button is checked, return zero
}
// if we get to this point, no radio button is selected
return -1;
} // Ends the "getSelectedRadio" function

function getSelectedRadioValue(buttonGroup) {
// returns the value of the selected radio button or "" if no button is selected
var i = getSelectedRadio(buttonGroup);
if (i == -1) {
  return "";
} else {
  if (buttonGroup[i]) { // Make sure the button group is an array (not just one button)
  return buttonGroup[i].value;
} else { // The button group is just the one button, and it is checked
return buttonGroup.value;
}
}
} // Ends the "getSelectedRadioValue" function

function setSelectedIndex(s, v) {
for ( var i = 0; i < s.options.length; i++ ) {
  if ( s.options[i].value == v ) {
    s.options[i].selected = true;
    return;
  }
}
}


function getSelectedCheckbox(buttonGroup) {
// Go through all the check boxes. return an array of all the ones
// that are selected (their position numbers). if no boxes were checked,
// returned array will be empty (length will be zero)
var retArr = new Array();
var lastElement = 0;
if (buttonGroup[0]) { // if the button group is an array (one check box is not an array)
for (var i=0; i<buttonGroup.length; i++) {
  if (buttonGroup[i].checked) {
    retArr.length = lastElement;
    retArr[lastElement] = i;
    lastElement++;
  }
}
} else { // There is only one check box (it's not an array)
if (buttonGroup.checked) { // if the one check box is checked
retArr.length = lastElement;
retArr[lastElement] = 0; // return zero as the only array value
}
}
return retArr;
} // Ends the "getSelectedCheckbox" function

function getSelectedCheckboxValue(buttonGroup) {
// return an array of values selected in the check box group. if no boxes
// were checked, returned array will be empty (length will be zero)
var retArr = new Array(); // set up empty array for the return values
var selectedItems = getSelectedCheckbox(buttonGroup);
if (selectedItems.length != 0) { // if there was something selected
retArr.length = selectedItems.length;
for (var i=0; i<selectedItems.length; i++) {
  if (buttonGroup[selectedItems[i]]) { // Make sure it's an array
  retArr[i] = buttonGroup[selectedItems[i]].value;
} else { // It's not an array (there's just one check box and it's selected)
retArr[i] = buttonGroup.value;// return that value
}
}
}
return retArr;
}

// Removes leading whitespaces
function LTrim( value ) {

var re = /\s*((\S+\s*)*)/;
return value.replace(re, "$1");

}

// Removes ending whitespaces
function RTrim( value ) {

var re = /((\s*\S+)*)\s*/;
return value.replace(re, "$1");

}

// Removes leading and ending whitespaces
function trim( value ) {

return LTrim(RTrim(value));

}