//go to new file when selected from a drop down form
function selectMonth() {
if (document.monthsList.months.options[document.monthsList.months.selectedIndex].value != "#") {
window.location = document.monthsList.months.options[document.monthsList.months.selectedIndex].value;
}
}
//declare variables used to write the date at the bottom of the page
var today = new Date;
var day = new Array("Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday");
var month = new Array("January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December");
//functions to turn 1 into 01 so dates are in yymmdd format
function fixMonth(value) {
value++; //fix numbering so January is 1, not 0
if (value <= 9) { return ("0" + value)}
else { return (value)}
}
function fixDay(value) {
if (value <= 9) { return ("0" + value)}
else { return (value)}
}
//declare variables to create yearmonthday format for hightlightDay function to use below
var currentYear = today.getFullYear();
currentYear = currentYear.toString().substr(2,3); //turn yyyy into yy string
var currentMonth = fixMonth(today.getMonth());
var currentDay = fixDay(today.getDate());
var currentDate = 'date' + currentYear + currentMonth + currentDay;
//this hightlights the current day in the calendar
function highlightDay() {
if (!document.getElementsByTagName) {
return null;
}
var cells = document.getElementsByTagName("td");
for (var i = 0; i < cells.length; i++) {
var currentCell = cells[i];
var cellId = currentCell.id;
if (cellId == currentDate) {
currentCell.style.backgroundColor = "#ffffdd";
}
}
}
//call the function
window.onload = function() {
highlightDay();
}
//close current describeWin if a new window is opened
var describeWin = null;
function closeWin(){
if (describeWin != null){
if(!describeWin.closed) {
describeWin.close();
}
}
}
//open a new window with a description of an assignment or event
function describe(h1, text){
closeWin();
describeWin = window.open('','description','height=300,width=500,resizable,scrollbars,menubar,top=50,left=50');
describeWin.document.write("" + h1 + "