function FormatDateTime(datetime, FormatType)
/*
	 FomatType takes the following values
		1 - General Date = Friday, October 30, 1998
		2 - Typical Date = 10/30/98
		3 - Standard Time = 6:31 PM
		4 - Military Time = 18:31
*/
{
	var strDate = new String(datetime);

	if (strDate.toUpperCase() == "NOW") {
		var myDate = new Date();
		strDate = String(myDate);
	} else {
		var myDate = new Date(datetime);
		strDate = String(myDate);
	}


	// Get the date variable parts
	var Day = new String(strDate.substring(0,3));
	if (Day == "Sun") Day = "Sunday";
	if (Day == "Mon") Day = "Monday";
	if (Day == "Tue") Day = "Tuesday";
	if (Day == "Wed") Day = "Wednesday";
	if (Day == "Thu") Day = "Thursday";
	if (Day == "Fri") Day = "Friday";
	if (Day == "Sat") Day = "Saturday";	
	
	var Month = new String(strDate.substring(4,7)), MonthNumber = 0;
	if (Month == "Jan") { Month = "January"; MonthNumber = 1; }
	if (Month == "Feb") { Month = "February"; MonthNumber = 2; }
	if (Month == "Mar") { Month = "March"; MonthNumber = 3; }
	if (Month == "Apr") { Month = "April"; MonthNumber = 4; }
	if (Month == "May") { Month = "May"; MonthNumber = 5; }
	if (Month == "Jun") { Month = "June"; MonthNumber = 6; }
	if (Month == "Jul") { Month = "July"; MonthNumber = 7; }
	if (Month == "Aug") { Month = "August"; MonthNumber = 8; }
	if (Month == "Sep") { Month = "September"; MonthNumber = 9; }
	if (Month == "Oct") { Month = "October"; MonthNumber = 10; }
	if (Month == "Nov") { Month = "November"; MonthNumber = 11; }
	if (Month == "Dec") { Month = "December"; MonthNumber = 12; }
	
	var curPos = 11;
	var MonthDay = new String(strDate.substring(8,10));
	if (MonthDay.charAt(1) == " ") {
		MonthDay = "0" + MonthDay.charAt(0);
		curPos--;
	}	
	
	var MilitaryTime = new String(strDate.substring(curPos,curPos + 5));
	
	var Year = new String(strDate.substring(strDate.length - 4, strDate.length));	
	
	document.write(strDate + "");	

	// Format Type decision time!
	if (FormatType == 1)
		strDate = Day + ", " + Month + " " + MonthDay + ", " + Year;
	else if (FormatType == 2)
		strDate = MonthNumber + "/" + MonthDay + "/" + Year.substring(2,4);
	else if (FormatType == 3) {
		var AMPM = MilitaryTime.substring(0,2) >= 12 && MilitaryTime.substring(0,2) != "24" ? " PM" : " AM";
		if (MilitaryTime.substring(0,2) > 12)
			strDate = (MilitaryTime.substring(0,2) - 12) + ":" + MilitaryTime.substring(3,MilitaryTime.length) + AMPM;
		else {
			if (MilitaryTime.substring(0,2) < 10)
				strDate = MilitaryTime.substring(1,MilitaryTime.length) + AMPM;
			else
				strDate = MilitaryTime + AMPM;
		}
	}	
	else if (FormatType == 4)
		strDate = MilitaryTime;


	return strDate;
}

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