+}
+
+function check_right_date_format(input_name) {
+ if(input_name.value == "") {
+ return true;
+ }
+ var matching = new RegExp(dateFormat.replace(/\w/g, '\\d') + "\$","ig");
+ if(!(dateFormat.lastIndexOf("y") == 3) && !matching.test(input_name.value)) {
+ matching = new RegExp(dateFormat.replace(/\w/g, '\\d') + '\\d\\d\$', "ig");
+ if(!matching.test(input_name.value)) {
+ return show_alert_and_focus(input_name, wrongDateFormat);
+ }
+ }
+ else {
+ if (dateFormat.lastIndexOf("y") == 3 && !matching.test(input_name.value)) {
+ return show_alert_and_focus(input_name, wrongDateFormat);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+function validate_dates(input_name_1, input_name_2) {
+ var tempArray1 = new Array();
+ var tempArray2 = new Array();
+ tempArray1 = getDateArray(input_name_1);
+ tempArray2 = getDateArray(input_name_2);
+ if(check_right_date_format(input_name_1) && check_right_date_format(input_name_2)) {
+ if(!((new Date(tempArray2[0], tempArray2[1], tempArray2[2])).getTime() >= (new Date(tempArray1[0], tempArray1[1], tempArray1[2])).getTime())) {
+ show_alert_and_focus(input_name_1, wrongDateFormat);
+ return show_alert_and_focus(input_name_2, wrongDateFormat);
+ }
+ if(!((new Date(tempArray2[0], tempArray2[1], tempArray2[2])).getTime() >= (new Date(1900, 1, 1)).getTime())) {
+ show_alert_and_focus(input_name_1, wrongDateFormat);
+ return show_alert_and_focus(input_name_2, wrongDateFormat);
+ }