function val2()
{

    var regVal;

    regVal= new RegExp("^[1-366]$");

    if (!regVal.test(document.f1.duration.value))
    {
          
	    alert('Please enter a duration between 1 and 366 days');
		document.write (regVal.test(document.f1.duration.value));

//pls note the above line prints the result of the match to the screen . Every time the alert text says the match was false it really was false, not just a misfire of the alert text.  

		
    }

}