// alter these variables so wherever the clock is used, the proper countdown is displayed
var global_year=10;
var global_month=3;
var global_day=31;
var global_hour=8;
var global_minute=0;


function countdown(year, month, day, hour, minute, format)
         {
	year=global_year;
	month=global_month;
	day=global_day;
	hour=global_hour;
	minute=global_minute;

         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';
			dps = ''; hps = ''; mps = ''; sps = '';

                    //ps is short for plural suffix.
                    if(days == 1) dps ='';
                    if(hours == 1) hps ='';
                    if(minutes == 1) mps ='';
                    if(seconds == 1) sps ='';
                    
                    document.all.countdown.innerHTML = days + ' d' + dps + ' ';
                    document.all.countdown.innerHTML += hours + ' h' + hps + ' ';
                    document.all.countdown.innerHTML += minutes + ' m' + mps + ' ';
                    document.all.countdown.innerHTML += seconds + ' s' + sps;
                    break;
               default: 
                    document.all.countdown.innerHTML = Time_Left + ' seconds';
               }
               
         //Recursive call, keeps the clock ticking.
         setTimeout('countdown(' + year + ',' + month + ',' + day + ',' + hour + ',' + minute + ',' + format + ');', 1000);
         }