<!--
  function dollarcounter() {

    var dllrspermin = 85000
    var dllrsperms = 1.2666666
    var counter = 0
    var valu = 0
    var flag = 0
    today = new Date ()
    var yr = today.getYear()

// The following "if" statement is necessary because of the different year format that
// Netscape and Internet Explorer returns.
    if (yr < 2000) {
      yr = yr + 1900
    }
    startdate = new Date (yr,0,1,0,0,0)                                

    dollars = (today.getTime() - startdate.getTime()) * dllrsperms
    billions = Math.round((dollars / 1000000000) - 0.5)                
    millions = Math.round((dollars / 1000000) - (billions * 1000) - 0.5)           
    thousands = Math.round((dollars/ 1000) - (billions * 1000000) - (millions * 1000) - 0.5)             
    hundreds = Math.round(dollars - (billions * 1000000000) - (millions * 1000000) -(thousands * 1000) - 0.5)              

    totaldollars = " "

    while (counter < 4) {
      switch (counter) {
        case 0:
          valu = billions
          break

        case 1:
          valu = millions
          break

        case 2:
          valu = thousands
          break

        case 3:
          valu = hundreds
      }

      if (valu > 0) {
        if (valu >= 10) {
          if (valu >= 100) {
            if (flag == 1) {
              totaldollars += "," + valu
            }
            else {
              totaldollars += valu
            }
          }
          else {  // valu > 10 and < 100
            if (flag == 1) {
              totaldollars += ",0" + valu
            }
            else {
              totaldollars += valu
            }
          }
        }
        else {  // valu > 0 and < 10
          if (flag == 1) {
            totaldollars += ",00" + valu
          }
          else {
           totaldollars += valu
          }
        }
      }
      else {   // valu equals 0
        if (flag == 1) {
          totaldollars += ",000"
        }
        else {
          totaldollars += " "
        }
      }

      if ((flag == 0) && (valu > 0)) {
        flag = 1 
      }

      counter += 1
    }  // end while

    document.vend.dollars.value = totaldollars
    timerID = setTimeout("dollarcounter()", 1000)
  }
//-->