function countdown_clock(year, month, day, hour, minute, format, lang)
         {
         //Uses a div as the container for the timer, but
         //it can be an input tag inside a form, or anything
         //whos displayed content can be changed through
         //client-side scripting.

         html_code = '<div id="countdown' + '" style="height: 10px; width: 100px; position: relative; left: 5px; top: -70px;z-index:1"></div>';
         document.write(html_code);
         
         countdown(year, month, day, hour, minute, format, lang);                
         }
         
function countdown(year, month, day, hour, minute, format, lang)
         {
         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(year, month, 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:
                    //displays seconds
                    innerHTML = Time_Left + ' seconds';
                    break;

               case 2:
                    //More detailed. D H
                    days = Math.floor(Time_Left / (60 * 60 * 24));
                    Time_Left %= (60 * 60 * 24);
                    hours = Math.ceil(Time_Left / (60 * 60));
                    
                    dps = 's'; hps = 's'; 
                    //ps is short for plural suffix.
                    if(days == 1) dps ='';
                    if(hours == 1) hps ='';
                    
		    innerHTML='<h1 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: x-large;color: #FFFFFF;">'
                    innerHTML += days + ' day' + dps + ' ';
                    innerHTML += hours + ' hour' + hps + ' ';
		    innerHTML +=' to go ' + '</h1>'
                    break;

 
               case 3:
                    //More detailed.D H M
                    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);
                    
                    dps = 's'; hps = 's'; mps = 's'; 
                    //ps is short for plural suffix.
                    if(days == 1) dps ='';
                    if(hours == 1) hps ='';
                    if(minutes == 1) mps ='';
                    
		    innerHTML='<h1 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: x-large;color: #FFFFFF;">'
                    innerHTML += days + ' day' + dps + ' ';
                    innerHTML += hours + ' hour' + hps  + '<br> and ';
                    innerHTML += minutes + ' minute' + mps;
		    innerHTML +=' to go ' + '</h1>'
                    break;

              case 4:
                    //More detailed. D H M S
                    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';
                    //ps is short for plural suffix.
                    if(days == 1) dps ='';
                    if(hours == 1) hps ='';
                    if(minutes == 1) mps ='';
                    if(seconds == 1) sps ='';
                    
		    innerHTML='<h1 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: x-small;color: #FFFFFF;">'
                    innerHTML += days + ' day' + dps + ' ';
                    innerHTML += hours + ' hour' + hps + ' ';
                    innerHTML += minutes + ' minute' + mps + ' and ';
                    innerHTML += seconds + ' second' + sps;
		    innerHTML +=' to go ' + '</h1>'
                    break;

 		case 5:
		    //days only
		    days = Math.ceil(Time_Left / (60 * 60 * 24));

		    dps = 's'; hps = 's'; mps = 's';
                    //ps is short for plural suffix.
                    if(days == 1) dps ='';
             if(lang == 1)
			{
		    innerHTML = '<h3 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: small;color: #000000;">';
		    innerHTML += 'plus que ' + days + ' jour' + dps + '</h1>';
		    }
             else
            {
		    innerHTML = '<h1 style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: small;color: #000000;">';
		    innerHTML += days + ' day' + dps +' to go ' + '</h1>';
		    }
             break;
               default: 
                    innerHTML = Time_Left + ' seconds';
               }
               
         countdown_id = 'countdown';         
         eval('countdown_Object = document.all.' + countdown_id);

         countdown_Object.innerHTML = innerHTML;
          
         time_out = 1000;
         if(format > 3)
           time_out *= 60;

         //Recursive call, keeps the clock ticking.
         setTimeout('countdown(' + year + ',' + month + ',' + day + ',' + hour + ',' + minute + ',' + format + ',' + lang + ');', 1000);
         }