function create_slider(sliderbar, start_date, end_date, start_slider, end_slider) 
{
	/* Dateslider options */
	l_oOptions = {
		dragHandles:true,
		dayWidth: 1,
		dateFormat : 'yyyy-MM-dd',
		zoom : true,
		onEnd : function() {
			//$('apply_button').appear();
			run_custom_event();
			}
	}

	/* Create the dateslider */
	p_oDateSlider = new DateSlider(sliderbar, start_date, end_date, start_slider, end_slider, l_oOptions);	
	p_oDateSlider.attachFields($('datestart'), $('dateend'));
	/* Show the dateslider onfocus */
	[$('datestart'), $('dateend')].each(function(e) {
		e.observe('focus', function() {
		}); // end focus
	}); // end each
}