function getStyleObject(objectId) {
    // cross-browser function to get an object's style object given its id
    if(document.getElementById && document.getElementById(objectId)) {
	// W3C DOM
	return document.getElementById(objectId).style;
    } else if (document.all && document.all(objectId)) {
	// MSIE 4 DOM
	return document.all(objectId).style;
    } else if (document.layers && document.layers[objectId]) {
	// NN 4 DOM.. note: this won't find nested layers
	return document.layers[objectId];
    } else {
	return false;
    }
} // getStyleObject

function getObject(objectId){
    // cross-browser function to get an object's style object given its id
    if(document.getElementById && document.getElementById(objectId)) {
	// W3C DOM
	return document.getElementById(objectId);
    } else if (document.all && document.all(objectId)) {
	// MSIE 4 DOM
	return document.all(objectId);
    } else if (document.layers && document.layers[objectId]) {
	// NN 4 DOM.. note: this won't find nested layers
	return document.layers[objectId];
    } else {
	return false;
	}
}// getObject

function openDialogWindowWithScroll(url, width, height)
{
	window.open(url, '', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,copyhistory=yes,width='+ width +',height='+ height);
}

function openDialogWindowWithoutScroll(url, width, height)
{
	window.open(url, '', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,copyhistory=yes,width='+ width +',height='+ height);
}

function openGeneralWindow(url)
{
	window.open(url, '', '');
}

function openInParent(url)
{
	if(opener != null)
		opener.location.replace(url);
	else
		window.open(url);
}

function validateDOB()
{
	
}