// JavaScript Document
// JUST INCLUDE THIS FILE AND IT WILL WORK.
// NOTE that you set the target time either dynamically or manually ON THE PAGE just below this include. 
// include the function call to 'countdown' - the function on this page
// Year is '08' NOT '2008'
// you need to style #countdown in your stylesheet to make it look all luverley
                       
function countdown(year, month, day, hour, minute, format)
         {
         Today = new Date();
         Todays_Year = Today.getFullYear() - 2000;
         Todays_Month = Today.getMonth();                  
         
         //Convert both today's date and the target date into miliseconds.                           
         Todays_Date = (new Date(Todays_Year, Todays_Month, Today.getDate(), 
                                 Today.getHours(), Today.getMinutes(), Today.getSeconds())).getTime();                                 
         Target_Date = (new Date(year, month - 1, day, hour, minute, 00)).getTime();                  
         
         //Find their difference, and convert that into seconds.                  
         Time_Left = Math.round((Target_Date - Todays_Date) / 1000);
         
         if(Time_Left < 0)
            Time_Left = 0;
         
         switch(format)
               {
               case 0:
                    //The simplest way to display the time left.
                    //document.all.countdown.innerHTML = Time_Left + ' seconds';
                    break;
               case 1:
                    //More datailed.
                    days = Math.floor(Time_Left / (60 * 60 * 24));
                    Time_Left %= (60 * 60 * 24);
                    hours = Math.floor(Time_Left / (60 * 60));
                    Time_Left %= (60 * 60);
                    minutes = Math.floor(Time_Left / 60);
                    Time_Left %= 60;
                    seconds = Time_Left;
                    
                    dps = 's'; hps = 's'; mps = 's'; sps = 's';
                    //ps is short for plural suffix.
                    if(days == 1) dps ='';
                    if(hours == 1) hps ='';
                    if(minutes == 1) mps ='';
                    if(seconds == 1) sps ='';
                    
					//comment/uncomment lines below to display the bits that are relevant to the site
					if(days >0)
					{document.all.countdownDay.innerHTML = days;}
					else
					{noDays=""; document.all.countdownDay.innerHTML = noDays;}
                    document.all.countdownHour.innerHTML = hours;
                    document.all.countdownMin.innerHTML = minutes;
                    document.all.countdownSec.innerHTML = seconds;
					
					
                    break;
               default: 
                    //document.all.countdown.innerHTML = Time_Left + ' seconds';
               }
               
         //Recursive call, keeps the clock ticking.

         setTimeout('countdown(' + year + ',' + month + ',' + day + ',' + hour + ',' + minute + ',' + format + ');', 1000);
		         }