function checkSubmit()
{
  if(window.document.getElementById("search").value=="") 
  {
	alert("Your search string was missing or invalid, please try again.") 
	return false;
  } else {
	return true;
  }
}

function requiredField(obj) {
	if(obj.value=="") {
		alert("This is a required field.\r\nPlease provide the necessary information.");
		highlight(obj,true);
		document.getElementById(obj.id).focus();
		return FALSE;
	}	
}

function getValue(obj) {
	alert(obj);	
}

function changeMe(me)
{
switch(me.id)
{
case "inc2":
  if(me.src=="http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/images/sdmenu/_incbtn-60-dk.gif")
    me.src="http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/images/sdmenu/_incbtn-60-lt.gif"
  else
    me.src="http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/images/sdmenu/_incbtn-60-dk.gif"
  break;    
case "dec2":
  if(me.src=="http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/images/sdmenu/_decbtn-60-dk.gif")
    me.src="http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/images/sdmenu/_decbtn-60-lt.gif"
  else
    me.src="http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/images/sdmenu/_decbtn-60-dk.gif"
  break;    
case "search2":
  if(me.src=="http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/images/sdmenu/_searchbtn-48-dk.gif")
    me.src="http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/images/sdmenu/_searchbtn-48-lt.gif"
  else
    me.src="http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/images/sdmenu/_searchbtn-48-dk.gif"
  break;    
case "rss2":
  if(me.src=="http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/images/sdmenu/_rss_dk1.gif")
    me.src="http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/images/sdmenu/_rss_lt1.gif"
  else
    me.src="http://www.jpac.pacom.mil/images/sdmenu/_rss_dk1.gif"
  break;    
default:
  break;
}

}

function getQueryVariable(variable) { 
	var query = window.location.search.substring(1); 
	var vars = query.split("&"); 
	for (var i=0;i<vars.length;i++) { 
	var pair = vars[i].split("="); 
	if (pair[0] == variable) { 
		return pair[1]; 
		} 
	} 
} 

function checkEmpty (string, name) {
var error = "";
if( string == '') {
	error =  "Invalid "+name+".\n";
}
return error;
}
 
function checkIllegal(strng, name) { 
var illegalChars= /[\(\)\<\>\,\;\:\\\/\"\[\]]/
// illegals ( ) < > [ ] , ; : \ / "
if (strng.match(illegalChars)) {
   error = "The "+name+" contains illegal characters. Try again.\n";
}
return error;
}

function go(m) { 
window.history.go(m) 
}

function getCookie(c_name)
{
    if (document.cookie.length>0)
    {
        c_start=document.cookie.indexOf(c_name + "=")
        if (c_start!=-1)
        { 
            c_start=c_start + c_name.length+1 
            c_end=document.cookie.indexOf(";",c_start)
            if (c_end==-1) c_end=document.cookie.length
            return unescape(document.cookie.substring(c_start,c_end))
        } 
    }
    return ""
}

function setCookie(c_name,value,expiredays)
{
    var exdate=new Date()
    exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate()+expiredays)
    document.cookie=c_name+ "=" +escape(value)+
    ((expiredays==null) ? "" : ";expires="+exdate.toGMTString())
}