/*------------------------------

Style 1: March 17, 2000

Style 2: Mar 17, 2000

Style 3: Saturday March 17, 2000

Style 4: Sat Mar 17, 2000

Style 5: Sat March 17, 2000

Style 6: 17 March 2000

Style 7: 17 Mar 2000

Style 8: 17 Mar 00

Style 9: 3/17/00

Style 10: 3-17-00

Style 11: Saturday March 17

--------------------------------*/
			

months = new Array();

months[1] = "January";  months[7] = "July";

months[2] = "February"; months[8] = "August";

months[3] = "March";    months[9] = "September";

months[4] = "April";    months[10] = "October";

months[5] = "May";      months[11] = "November";

months[6] = "June";     months[12] = "December";

			

months2 = new Array();

months2[1] = "Jan"; months2[7] = "Jul";

months2[2] = "Feb"; months2[8] = "Aug";

months2[3] = "Mar"; months2[9] = "Sep";

months2[4] = "Apr"; months2[10] = "Oct";

months2[5] = "May"; months2[11] = "Nov";

months2[6] = "Jun"; months2[12] = "Dec";

			

days = new Array();

days[1] = "Sunday";    days[5] = "Thursday";

days[2] = "Monday";    days[6] = "Friday";

days[3] = "Tuesday";   days[7] = "Saturday";

days[4] = "Wednesday";

			

days2 = new Array();

days2[1] = "Sun"; days2[5] = "Thu";

days2[2] = "Mon"; days2[6] = "Fri";

days2[3] = "Tue"; days2[7] = "Sat";

days2[4] = "Wed";

			
function date_format(aDate, style) {

	if (aDate == null) {
		aDate = new Date();
	}
	
	date  = aDate.getDate();
	day  = aDate.getDay() + 1;
	month = aDate.getMonth() + 1;
	yy = aDate.getYear();
	year = (yy < 1000) ? yy + 1900 : yy;
	year2 = 2000 - year; year2 = (year2 < 10) ? "0" + year2 : year2;
			

	var dateline = new Array();

	dateline[1] = months[month] + " " + date + ", " + year;

	dateline[2] = months2[month] + " " + date + ", " + year;

	dateline[3] = days[day] + " " + months[month] + " " + date + ", " + year;

	dateline[4] = days2[day] + " " + months2[month] + " " + date + ", " + year;

	dateline[5] = days2[day] + " " + months[month] + " " + date + ", " + year;

	dateline[6] = date + " " + months[month] + " " + year;

	dateline[7] = date + " " + months2[month] + " " + year;

	dateline[8] = date + " " + months2[month] + " " + year2;

	dateline[9] = month + "/" + date + "/" + year2;

	dateline[10] = month + "-" + date + "-" + year2;

	dateline[11] = days[day] + " " + months[month] + " " + date;
	
	return dateline[style];
	
}