function submitForm() {
b_valid = true;
if(!htlDoaCal.returnSelectedDate("doa_yy","doa_mm","doa_dd")) b_valid = false;
if(!htlDodCal.returnSelectedDate("dod_yy","dod_mm","dod_dd")) b_valid = false;
critUpdate();
return (b_valid);
			}

function pastDate(date) {
var now = new Date();
now = now.getTime();//NN3
var params	= date.split('/');
var mm = params[0];
var dd = params[1];
var yy = params[2];
var dateToCheck = new Date();
dateToCheck.setYear(yy);
dateToCheck.setMonth(mm-1);
dateToCheck.setDate(dd);
var checkDate = dateToCheck.getTime();
var futureDate = (now < checkDate);
var pastDate = (now > checkDate);
if (pastDate == true) return true;
else return false;
			}
								
function critCheck() {//used at load
var x = get_cookie('HotelWidget');
if (x) {
var params	= x.split('|');
var doa		= params[0].substring(params[0].indexOf('=')+1);
var dod		= params[1].substring(params[1].indexOf('=')+1);
if (pastDate(doa) || pastDate(dod)) {//old date 
document.getElementById('chk_in').value		= 'MM/DD/YYYY';
document.getElementById('chk_out').value	= 'MM/DD/YYYY';
				} else {
document.getElementById('chk_in').value		= doa;
document.getElementById('chk_out').value	= dod;
					}
				}	
			return null;
				}
								
function critUpdate() {//used at submit
var doa		= document.getElementById('chk_in').value;
var dod		= document.getElementById('chk_out').value;
var cookie_string = "doa="+escape(doa)+"|dod="+escape(dod);
set_cookie('HotelWidget',cookie_string);
return null;
		}
								
function delete_cookie ( cookie_name ) {
var cookie_date = new Date ( );  // current date & time
cookie_date.setTime ( cookie_date.getTime() - 1 );
document.cookie = cookie_name += "=; expires=" + cookie_date.toGMTString();
					}

function get_cookie ( cookie_name ) {
var results = document.cookie.match ( '(^|;) ?' + cookie_name + '=([^;]*)(;|$)' );
if ( results ) return ( unescape ( results[2] ) );
else return null;
					}
								
function set_cookie ( name, value ) {
var cookie_string = name + "=" + escape ( value ) + "; expires=31/12/2222 00:00:00";
delete_cookie(name);
document.cookie = cookie_string;
					}