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();                  
         
         //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 - 1, 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;
         
		 var countdown = document.getElementById('countdown');
		 
         switch(format)
               {
               case 0:
                    //The simplest way to display the time left.
					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;
                    
                    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 ='';
                    
                    countdown.innerHTML = '<table style="border-collapse:collapse;width:190px;"><tr  style="text-align:center;font-weight:bold;font-size:10px;"><td style="border:1px solid #333333;width:20%;background-color:#777777;color:white;"><span style="font-size:25px;">' + days + ' </span><br/><span style="color:#333333;">JOURS</span></td><td style="border:1px solid #333333;width:20%;background-color:#777777;color:white;"> <span style="font-size:25px;">' + hours + ' </span><br/><span style="color:#333333;">HRES</span></td><td style="border:1px solid #333333;width:20%;background-color:#777777;color:white;"> <span style="font-size:25px;">'+ minutes + ' </span><br/><span style="color:#333333;">MINS</span></td><td style="border:1px solid #333333;width:20%;background-color:#777777;color:white;"> <span style="font-size:25px;">'+ seconds + ' </span><br/><span style="color:#333333;">SECS</span></td></tr><tr style="font-weight:bold;font-size:11px;text-align:center; border:1px solid #33333; border-bottom:1px solid #333333;border-right:1px solid #333333;border-left:1px solid #333333;"><td colspan="4"  style="border:1px solid #33333; background-color:#777777;color:white;"><a style="color:white;text-decoration:none;" href="/site/?p=336" target="_self">AVANT LE 12.09.2010<br/> TRIATHLON DE <br/>VAL DE REUIL</a><br/><br/>Consultez<br/><a style="color:#ffffff;" href="http://s-m-e.fr/LISTE_MX.xls" target="_blank">Liste des inscrits MX</a><br/><a style="color:#ffffff;" href="http://s-m-e.fr/LISTE_Sprint.xls" target="_blank">Liste des inscrits Sprint</a></td></tr></table>';
                    break;
               default: 
                    countdown.innerHTML = Time_Left + ' seconds';
               }
               
         //Recursive call, keeps the clock ticking.
         setTimeout('countdown(' + year + ',' + month + ',' + day + ',' + hour + ',' + minute + ',' + format + ');', 1000);
         }