// JavaScript Document


//function to remove trailing and leading blank spaces;
//similar to vbscript trim()
	function Trim(str)
	{
	  var newStr=new String(str);
	  var i
	  for(i=0;i<newStr.length;i++){
		if(newStr.substr(newStr.length-1,1)==" "){
			newStr=newStr.substring(0,newStr.length-1)
			i=0
			}
		else
			break;
	   }	
	for(i=0;i<newStr.length;i++){
		if(newStr.substr(0,1)==" "){
			newStr=newStr.substring(1,newStr.length)
			i=0
			}
		else
			break;
	   }	
	   return newStr
	 }
//-------------------------------------------------------------			

//function to check the validity of email
function CheckEmail (val) {
	if (val.length == 0) {
		return false;
	} else {
		var atIndex = (val.indexOf ("@") == val.lastIndexOf ("@") ? val.indexOf ("@") : -1);
		var dotIndex = (val.lastIndexOf (".") > atIndex ? val.lastIndexOf (".") : -1);
		var spaceIndex = val.indexOf (" ");
		var slashIndex = val.indexOf ("/");
		if (atIndex > 0 && dotIndex > 0 && slashIndex < 0 && spaceIndex < 0) return true;
		else {
			return false;
		}
	}
}

function isProperLength(ctl,len){
	if(ctl.value.length>len){
		alert("The data must be less than or equal to "+ len +" characters");
		ctl.focus();
		return false
	}
	else
		return true
}