function goTo(url) {
  window.location=url;
}

function openUrl(url) {
  window.open(url);
}

function getCurrentMonth() {
  theDate = new Date();
  month = theDate.getMonth();
  return month;
}

function getCurrentDate() {
  return (new Date()).getDate();
}

function getCurrentYear() {
  return (new Date()).getUTCFullYear();
}

function getTodaysDate() {
  theDate = new Date();
  day = null;
  month = null;
  
  switch (theDate.getMonth()) {
    case 0: month = "Jan "; break;
    case 1: month = "Feb "; break;
    case 2: month = "Mar "; break;
    case 3: month = "Apr "; break;
    case 4: month = "May "; break;
    case 5: month = "Jun "; break;
    case 6: month = "Jul "; break;
    case 7: month = "Aug "; break;
    case 8: month = "Sep "; break;
    case 9: month = "Oct "; break;
    case 10: month = "Nov "; break;
    case 11: month = "Dec "; break;
  }
  
  switch (theDate.getDay()) {
    case 0: day = "Sun"; break;
    case 1: day = "Mon"; break;
    case 2: day = "Tues"; break;
    case 3: day = "Wed"; break;
    case 4: day = "Thur"; break;
    case 5: day = "Fri"; break;
    case 6: day = "Sat"; break;
  }
  
  dateString = day + ", " + month + theDate.getDate() + ", " + theDate.getUTCFullYear() + " ";
  document.getElementById("todaysDate").innerHTML = dateString;
}


function show(elementId) {
  document.getElementById(elementId).style.display='block';
}

function hide(elementId) {
  document.getElementById(elementId).style.display='none';
}

function showhide(elementId) {
  if (document.getElementById(elementId).style.display == 'block') {
    document.getElementById(elementId).style.display = 'none';
  } else {
    document.getElementById(elementId).style.display = 'block';
  }
}

function confirmDialog(message, url) {
  var answer = window.confirm(message);
  if (answer) {
    goTo(url);
  }
}