function getCookie(name) { // use: getCookie("name");
var re = new RegExp(name + "=([^;]+)");
var value = re.exec(document.cookie);
return (value != null) ? unescape(value[1]) : "";
}
var today = new Date();
var expiry = new Date(today.getTime() + 365 * 5 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
function setCookie(name, value) { // use: setCookie("name", value);
document.cookie=name + "=" + escape(value) + "; expires=" + expiry.toGMTString() + "; domain: .wordsmith.org; path=/";
}
function validate()
{
document.redirect_form.submit();
return true;
}
function focusElement(formName, elemName) {
var elem = document.forms[formName].elements[elemName];
elem.focus();
//elem.select();
}
function valid_realname(aName)
{
// convert initials to uppercase
var a = aName.value.split(/\s+/g); // split the name into an array of words
for (i = 0 ; i < a.length ; i++ ) {
a[i] = a[i].substr(0, 1).toUpperCase() + a[i].substring(1, a[i].length);
}
aName.value = a.join(' '); // put it back together
if ((aName.value == "") || (aName.value.indexOf(' ') == -1)){ // first condition makes sure it isn't blank, second makes sure full name is entered
alert("Please enter full name.");
setTimeout("focusElement('" + aName.form.name + "', '" + aName.name + "')", 0); // http://answers.oreilly.com/topic/131-how-to-auto-focus-an-invalid-text-field-entry-with-javascript/
///aName.focus();
return (false);
}
return (true);
}
function valid_username(anEmail)
{
anEmail.value = anEmail.value.replace(/\s+/g,"");
//var emailPattern = /^[(a-z0-9._\%\+'\/&=-])+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,6}$/i;
var emailPattern = /^([a-z0-9_\-\.\%\+\&\=\/])+\@([a-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([a-z]{2,6})$/i;
if (! emailPattern.test(anEmail.value)){
alert("Invalid email address: " + anEmail.value);
setTimeout("focusElement('" + anEmail.form.name + "', '" + anEmail.name + "')", 0); // http://answers.oreilly.com/topic/131-how-to-auto-focus-an-invalid-text-field-entry-with-javascript/
//anEmail.focus();
return (false);
}
return true;
}
function clearDefault(o, val)
{
if (o.value == val)
{
o.value = "";
}
}
function displayDefault(o, val)
{
if (o.value == "")
{
o.value = val;
}
}
function showAd(count) {
subad = '';
ad = new Array(3);
ad[0] = 'Gift Subscription
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ad[0] += 'Share the joy of words with a friend: send a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day.';
ad[1] = 'A.Word.A.Day on Your Site
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ad[1] += 'With just a single line of HTML code, you can have the daily word appear on your Web site.';
ad[2] = 'Topical Anagrams on Your Site
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ad[2] += 'Display daily animated anagrams on your Web site.';
index = Math.floor(Math.random() * ad.length);
document.write(ad[index]);
}
function showBookAd() {
ad = new Array(4);
ad[0] = '
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ad[0] += 'Another Word A Day: An All-new Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English (John Wiley & Sons)
';
ad[0] += 'A book by Anu Garg, the founder of Wordsmith.org.
';
ad[0] += '"Just the thing." -Washington Post
';
ad[0] += 'Find it at Amazon.com or a bookstore in your country.';
ad[1] = '
';
ad[1] += 'A Word A Day: A Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English (John Wiley & Sons)
';
ad[1] += 'A bestseller by Anu Garg, the founder of Wordsmith.org.
';
ad[1] += '"A delightful, quirky collection." -New York Times
';
ad[1] += 'Find it at Amazon.com or a book shop in your country.';
ad[2] = '
';
ad[2] += 'The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two: ';
ad[2] += 'The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words (Penguin Books)
';
ad[2] += 'A new book by Anu Garg, the founder of Wordsmith.org.
';
ad[2] += 'Get your copy today at Amazon.com or a bookstore in your country.';
// This is duplicate just to make this ad appear more often
ad[3] = '
';
ad[3] += 'The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two: ';
ad[3] += 'The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words (Plume)
';
ad[3] += 'A new book by Anu Garg, the founder of Wordsmith.org.
';
ad[3] += 'Get your copy today at Amazon.com or a bookstore in your country.';
index = Math.floor(Math.random() * ad.length);
document.write(ad[index]);
}
function showBookAd_banner() {
ad = new Array(4);
ad[0] = '
';
ad[0] += 'Another Word A Day: An All-new Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English (John Wiley & Sons)
';
ad[0] += 'A book by Anu Garg, the founder of Wordsmith.org.
';
ad[0] += '"Just the thing." -Washington Post
';
ad[0] += 'Find it at Amazon.com or a bookstore in your country.
';
ad[1] = '
';
ad[1] += 'A Word A Day: A Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English (John Wiley & Sons)
';
ad[1] += 'A bestseller by Anu Garg, the founder of Wordsmith.org.
';
ad[1] += '"A delightful, quirky collection." -New York Times
';
ad[1] += 'Find it at Amazon.com or a book shop in your country.
';
ad[2] = '
';
ad[2] += 'The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two:
';
ad[2] += 'The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words (Penguin Books)
';
ad[2] += 'A new book by Anu Garg, the founder of Wordsmith.org.
';
ad[2] += 'Get your copy today at Amazon.com or a bookstore in your country.
';
// This is duplicate just to make this ad appear more often
ad[3] = '
';
ad[3] += 'The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two:
';
ad[3] += 'The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words (Plume)
';
ad[3] += 'A new book by Anu Garg, the founder of Wordsmith.org.
';
ad[3] += 'Get your copy today at Amazon.com or a bookstore in your country.
';
index = Math.floor(Math.random() * ad.length);
// document.write('');
document.write(ad[index]);
// document.write('
');
}