function openWin(url,name,param){
	newWin = window.open(url,name,param);
}				
	
function ltrim ( s ){
	return s.replace( /^\s*/, "" )
}

function rtrim ( s ){
	return s.replace( /\s*$/, "" );
}


function trim ( s ){
	return rtrim(ltrim(s));
}


 
 
 function SearchDb (form1,missing){
 	
 	  
	  word = trim(document.regSearchForm.searchWords.value);
	   if (!word || word.length<2){
	      alert (missing);
				return false;
			}	
	   else{
				//location = 'index.php3?".$globalVar["headerPath"]["str"]."&action=search&searchWords='+word;
				document.regSearchForm.searchWords.value = word;
				document.regSearchForm.submit();
	   }
}

function openMenu(action,url,name,param){
	if(name){
		openWin(url,name,param);
	}
	else{
		location=url;
	}
}

function changeItemStyle(me, bgColor, fgColor, level){
	if (bgColor)
		me.style.backgroundColor = bgColor;
	if (fgColor)
		me.style.color = fgColor;
}

function verifyShortContactForm(form,note){
	if(form.elements[0].value==""||form.elements[1].value==""||form.elements[form.elements.length-6].value==0)
		alert(note);
	else
		form.submit();
}