function get_text_width() {
	return 60
}

function get_cols_width() {
	return 60
}

function get_text_percent() {
	// returns a percent to increase text boxes and comments boxes if possible
	return 1.6
}

function get_cols_percent() {
	// returns a percent to increase text boxes and comments boxes if possible
	return 1.6
}

function chkdate(DateValue) {
	// first we need to check date to make sure it contains number and acceptable characters
	var strGoodChar = "0123456789-/"
	for (i =0; i <= DateValue.length ; i++) {
		if (strGoodChar.indexOf(DateValue.charAt(i)) == -1) {
			return false
		}
	}
	
	// now check to actual date
	var strDatestyle = "US"; //United States date style
	//var strDatestyle = "EU";  //European date style
	var strDate;
	var strDateArray;
	var strDay;
	var strMonth;
	var strYear;
	var intday;
	var intMonth;
	var intYear;
	var booFound = false;
	//var datefield = objName;
	//var strSeparatorArray = new Array("-"," ","/",".");
	var strSeparatorArray = new Array("-","/");
	var intElementNr;
	var err = 0;
	
	strDate = DateValue;
	if (strDate.length < 1) {
		return true;
	}
	for (intElementNr = 0; intElementNr < strSeparatorArray.length; intElementNr++) {
		if (strDate.indexOf(strSeparatorArray[intElementNr]) != -1) {
			strDateArray = strDate.split(strSeparatorArray[intElementNr]);
			if (strDateArray.length != 3) {
				err = 1;
				return false;
			} else {
				strDay = strDateArray[0];
				strMonth = strDateArray[1];
				strYear = strDateArray[2];
			}
			booFound = true;
	   }
	}

	if (booFound == false) {
		err = 11
		return false
	}
	if (strYear.length == 2) {
		strYear = '20' + strYear;
	}
	
	// US style
	if (strDatestyle == "US") {
		strTemp = strDay;
		strDay = strMonth;
		strMonth = strTemp;
	}

	intday = parseInt(strDay, 10);
	if (isNaN(intday)) {
		err = 2;
		return false;
	}

	intMonth = parseInt(strMonth, 10);
	if (isNaN(intMonth)) {
		err = 3;
		return false;
	}
	
	intYear = parseInt(strYear, 10);
	if (isNaN(intYear)) {
		err = 4;
		return false;
	}
	if (intMonth>12 || intMonth<1) {
		err = 5;
		return false;
	}
	if ((intMonth == 1 || intMonth == 3 || intMonth == 5 || intMonth == 7 || intMonth == 8 || intMonth == 10 || intMonth == 12) && (intday > 31 || intday < 1)) {
		err = 6;
		return false;
	}
	if ((intMonth == 4 || intMonth == 6 || intMonth == 9 || intMonth == 11) && (intday > 30 || intday < 1)) {
		err = 7;
		return false;
	}
	if (intMonth == 2) {
		if (intday < 1) {
			err = 8;
		return false;
		}
		if (LeapYear(intYear) == true) {
			if (intday > 29) {
				err = 9;
				return false;
			}
		} else {
			if (intday > 28) {
				err = 10;
				return false;
			}
		}
	}
return true;
}

function LeapYear(intYear) {
	if (intYear % 100 == 0) {
		if (intYear % 400 == 0) { 
			return true; }
	} else {
		if ((intYear % 4) == 0) { 
			return true; 
		}
	}
return false;
}


var strDomain = "mastbio.com"
var strTag1 = "mail"
var strTag2 = "to:"
var strAmp = "@"

function create_email_link(strName, strEmail) {
	
	document.write("<a href='" + strTag1 + strTag2 + strEmail + strAmp + strDomain + "'>" + strName + "</a>")
}