function clearDefault(el) {
	if(el.value == el.defaultValue) {
		el.value = '';
	}
}

function switchbank(el, name) {
	$('banktype').value = name;
	$(el).up('ul').childElements().each(function(l) {l.className = '';});
	$(el).up('li').className = 'selected';
}
function dateFormat(datestring) {
	return datestring.substring(6,8)+"-"+datestring.substring(4,6)+"-"+datestring.substring(0,4);
}