if(start_time>=end_time || end_time<=time(NULL))
		return ERROR;

	/* add a new downtime entry */
	add_new_downtime(type,host_name,service_description,entry_time,author,comment_data,start_time,end_time,fixed,triggered_by,duration,&downtime_id);


	/* register the scheduled downtime */
	register_downtime(type,downtime_id);

	/* return downtime id */
	if(new_downtime_id!=NULL)
		*new_downtime_id=downtime_id;

	return OK;
        }


/* unschedules a host or service downtime */
int unschedule_downtime(int type,unsigned long downtime_id){
	scheduled_downtime *temp_downtime;
	host *hst=NULL;
	service *svc=NULL;
	timed_event *temp_event;
	char temp_buffer[MAX_INPUT_BUFFER];
#ifdef USE_EVENT_BROKER
	int attr;
#endif
	

	/* find the downtime entry in the list in memory */
	temp_downtime=find_downtime(type,downtime_id);
	if(temp_downtime==NULL)
		return ERROR;

	/* find the host or service associated with this downtime */
	if(temp_downtime->type==HOST_DOWNTIME){
		hst=find_host(temp_downtime->host_name);
		if(hst==NULL)
			return ERROR;
	        }
	else{
		svc=find_service(temp_downtime->host_name,temp_downtime->service_description);
		if(svc==NULL)
			return ERROR;
	        }

	/* decrement pending flex downtime if necessary ... */
	if(temp_downtime->fixed==FALSE && temp_downtime->incremented_pending_downtime==TRUE){
		if(temp_downtime->type==HOST_DOWNTIME)
			hst->pending_flex_downtime--;
		else
			svc->pending_flex_downtime--;
	        }

	/* decrement the downtime depth variable and update status data if necessary */
	if(temp_downtime->is_in_effect==TRUE){

#ifdef USE_EVENT_BROKER
		/* send data to event broker */
		attr=NEBATTR_DOWNTIME_STOP_CANCELLED;
		broker_downtime_data(NEBTYPE_DOWNTIME_STOP,NEBFLAG_NONE,attr,temp_downtime->type,temp_downtime->host_name,temp_downtime->service_description,temp_downtime->entry_time,temp_downtime->author,temp_downtime->comment,temp_downtime->start_time,temp_downtime->end_time,temp_downtime->fixed,temp_downtime->triggered_by,temp_downtime->duration,temp_downtime->downtime_id,NULL);

#endif

		if(temp_downtime->type==HOST_DOWNTIME){

			hst->scheduled_downtime_depth--;
			update_host_status(hst,FALSE);

			/* log a notice - this is parsed by the history CGI */
			if(hst->scheduled_downtime_depth==0){
				snprintf(temp_buffer,sizeof(temp_buffer),"HOST DOWNTIME ALERT: %s;CANCELLED; Scheduled downtime for host has been 
cancelled.\n",hst->name);
				temp_buffer[sizeof(temp_buffer)-1]='\x0';
				write_to_all_logs(temp_buffer,NSLOG_INFO_MESSAGE);
			        }
		        }

		else{

			svc->scheduled_downtime_depth--;
			update_service_status(svc,FALSE);

			/* log a notice - this is parsed by the history CGI */
			if(svc->scheduled_downtime_depth==0){
				snprintf(temp_buffer,sizeof(temp_buffer),"SERVICE DOWNTIME ALERT: %s;%s;CANCELLED; Scheduled downtime for service has 
been cancelled.\n",svc->host_name,svc->description);
				temp_buffer[sizeof(temp_buffer)-1]='\x0';
				write_to_all_logs(temp_buffer,NSLOG_INFO_MESSAGE);
			        }
		        }
	        }

	/* remove scheduled entry from event queue */
	for(temp_event=event_list_high;temp_event!=NULL;temp_event=temp_event->next){
		if(temp_event->event_type!=EVENT_SCHEDULED_DOWNTIME)
			continue;
		if(((unsigned long)temp_event->event_data)==downtime_id)
			break;
	        }
	if(temp_event!=NULL)
		remove_event(temp_event,&event_list_high);