if (!defined($enddate) or $enddate !~ s/^\s*(\S+)\s*$/$1/) { # strip spaces, remove Taint
$enddate = format_date($todaysdate);
}
if (!defined($enddate) or $enddate !~ s/^\s*(\S+)\s*$/$1/) { # strip spaces, remove Taint
$enddate = format_date($todaysdate);
}