function countdown(year, month, day, hour, minute, format)
         {
             year = 10;
             month = 10;
             day = 2;
             hour = 18;
             minute = 00;
             format = 1;

             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, 0)).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.all.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.
                    
                 document.getElementById('tag').innerHTML = days;
                 document.getElementById('stunden').innerHTML = hours;
                 document.getElementById('minuten').innerHTML = minutes;
                 document.getElementById('sekunden').innerHTML = seconds;
                 break;
             default: 
                 document.all.countdown.innerHTML = Time_Left + ' seconds';
             }
               
             //Recursive call, keeps the clock ticking.
             setTimeout('countdown(' + year + ',' + month + ',' + day + ',' + hour + ',' + minute + ',' + format + ');', 1000);
         }