function counter(id,initial,rate,tofixed,start,end,time) {

	// start, end, and time should be in seconds

	// if applicable, initial should also be in seconds

	this.element = document.getElementById(id);

	this.current = initial;

	this.rate = rate;

	this.tofixed = tofixed

	this.start = start;

	this.end = end;

	this.time = time;



	this.format = function(number) {

		number = number.toFixed(this.tofixed);

		number += '';

		x = number.split('.');

		x1 = x[0];

		x2 = x.length > 1 ? '.' + x[1] : '';

		var rgx = /(\d+)(\d{3})/;

		while (rgx.test(x1)) {

			x1 = x1.replace(rgx, '$1' + ',' + '$2');

		}

		return x1 + x2;

	}



	this.element.innerHTML = this.format(this.current);





}



counter.prototype.update = function(interval) {

	this.time += interval*.001;

	if (this.time>=86400) {

		this.time -= 86400;

	}

	if ( (this.time>=this.start)&&(this.time<=this.end) ) {

		this.current += this.rate*interval*.001;

	}

	this.element.innerHTML = this.format(this.current);

	var thisobj = this;

	setTimeout(function() { thisobj.update(interval) },interval)

}