var timerID = null;
var timerRunning = false;

function stopclock () {
  if(timerRunning)
  clearTimeout(timerID);
  timerRunning = false;
}

function showtime () {
  var mNames = new Array("January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December");
  var now = new Date();
  var date = now.getDate();
  var monthNum = now.getMonth();
  var year = now.getFullYear();
  var hours = now.getHours();
  var minutes = now.getMinutes();
  var seconds = now.getSeconds()
 


  var timeValue = ""
  timeValue += date+" "
  timeValue += mNames[monthNum]+" "
  timeValue += year+", "
  timeValue += hours
  timeValue += ((minutes < 10) ? ":0" : ":") + minutes
  timeValue += ((seconds < 10) ? ":0" : ":") + seconds
  //timeValue += (hours >= 12) ? " P.M." : " A.M."
  document.getElementById('clock').innerHTML = timeValue;

// you could replace the above with this
// and have a clock on the status bar:
// window.status = timeValue;

  timerID = setTimeout("showtime()",1000);
  timerRunning = true;
}

function startclock () {
// Make sure the clock is stopped
  stopclock();
  showtime();
}