// I found this function at http://www.netlobo.com/javascript_get_element_id.html
// is it really that buggy that it doesnt work in every browser?
function returnObjById( id ) {
    var returnVar = null;
    if (document.getElementById) {
        returnVar = document.getElementById(id); 
    } else if (document.all) {
        returnVar = document.all[id]; 
    } else if (document.layers) {
        returnVar = document.layers[id];
    }
    return returnVar; 
}

function normalDTStamp( id, stamp ) {
    var obj = returnObjById( id );
    obj.innerHTML = stamp;
}

function reformatDTStamp( id, stamp ) {
    var newdtstamp =
    stamp.substring( 0, 4 ) + "-" + stamp.substring( 4, 6 ) + "-" + stamp.substring( 6, 8 ) +
    " " +
    stamp.substring( 8, 10  ) + ":" + stamp.substring( 10, 12 ) + ":" + stamp.substring( 12, 14 );

    var obj = returnObjById( id );
    obj.innerHTML = newdtstamp;
}