var ns4 = document.layers
var ns6 = document.getElementById&&!document.all
var ie4 = document.all

function checkform(x){
	var errors ="The form has not been submitted! \nPlease fill in the following fields: \n\n";
	var args=arguments.length;
	var flag = 0;

	for (i = 2; i < args; i = i + 2 ) {
		if (document.forms[x].elements[arguments[i]].value == "") {
			errors += arguments[i+1] + "\n"; flag=1;
		} 
	}

	if (flag) { alert (errors);} 
	else {document.forms[x].submit();} 
}


function openWin(winName, URL, Height, Width) {
	thisString = "width=" + Width + ",height=" + Height + ",toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no";
	winName = window.open(URL,winName,thisString);
}
	


//************************************************************* 
function Trim (str)  
{ 
	return RTrim(LTrim(str)); 
} 
//************************************************************* 	
function LTrim (str) { 
var ret_str = str; 
for (var i=0; i<str.length; i++){ 
	if (str.charAt(i) == ' ') {;} 
	else  
	{ 
		ret_str = str.substring(i); 
		return ret_str; 
	} 
} 
ret_str=''; 
return ret_str; 
} 
//************************************************************* 
function RTrim (str) { 
	var ret_str = str; 
	for (var i=(str.length-1); i>=0; i--) 
	{ 
		if (str.charAt(i) == ' ') {;} 
		else  
		{ 
			ret_str = str.substring(0,(i+1)); 
			return ret_str; 
		} 
	} 
	ret_str=''; 
	return ret_str; 
}