function countdown_clock(year, month, day, hour, minute, format)
         {
         //I chose a div as the container for the timer, but
         //it can be an input tag inside a form, or anything
         //who's displayed content can be changed through
         //client-side scripting.
         html_code = '<div id="countdown"></div>';
         
         document.write(html_code);
         
         countdown(year, month, day, hour, minute, format);                
         }
         
function countdown(year, month, day, hour, minute, format)
         {
         Today = new Date();
         Todays_Year = Today.getFullYear() - 2000;
         Todays_Month = Today.getMonth() + 1;                  
		 
         //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(10, 03, 17, 00, 00, 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.getElementById('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;
					
                    //ugh...
					//daylight savings time screwing this up...??
					//hours = hours + 1;
					//if (hours == 24) {
					//	hours = 0;
					//	days = days + 1;
					//}
					
					dps = 's'; hps = 's'; mps = 's'; sps = 's';
                    //ps is short for plural suffix.
                    if(days == 1) dps ='';
                    if(hours == 1) hps ='';
                    if(minutes == 1) mps ='';
                    if(seconds == 1) sps ='';					
                    
					//using getElementById('countdown') for Safari/Mac support...
					document.getElementById('countdown').innerHTML = '';
                    document.getElementById('countdown').innerHTML += '<font color="#39B54A"><b>' + days + ' day' + dps + ', </b></font> ';
                    document.getElementById('countdown').innerHTML += '<font color="#39B54A"><b>' + hours + ' hour' + hps + ', </b></font> ';
                    document.getElementById('countdown').innerHTML += '<font color="#39B54A"><b>' + minutes + ' minute' + mps + ' and </b></font> ';
                    document.getElementById('countdown').innerHTML += '<font color="#39B54A"><b>' + seconds + ' second' + sps + ' until St. Patrick\'s Day!<br></b></font>';
                    
					//document.all.countdown.innerHTML += '<font color="#39B54A"><b>' + days + ' day' + dps + ',</b></font> ';
                    //document.all.countdown.innerHTML += '<font color="#39B54A"><b>' + hours + ' hour' + hps + ',</b></font> ';
                    //document.all.countdown.innerHTML += '<font color="#39B54A"><b>' + minutes + ' minute' + mps + ' and</b></font> ';
                    //document.all.countdown.innerHTML += '<font color="#39B54A"><b>' + seconds + ' second' + sps + ' until St. Patrick\'s Day!<br></b></font>';
                    
					break;
               default: 
                    document.getElementById('countdown').innerHTML = Time_Left + ' seconds';
               }
               
         //Recursive call, keeps the clock ticking.
         setTimeout('countdown(' + year + ',' + month + ',' + day + ',' + hour + ',' + minute + ',' + format + ');', 1000);
         }