function getObj(name) {
	if (document.getElementById) {
		if(document.getElementById(name)) {
			this.obj = document.getElementById(name);
			this.style = document.getElementById(name).style;
		}
	}
	else if (document.all) {
		if(document.all[name]) {
			this.obj = document.all[name];
			this.style = document.all[name].style;
		}
	}
	else if (document.layers) {
		if (document.layers[name]) {
			this.obj = document.layers[name];
			this.style = document.layers[name];
		}
	}
}

/**
 * Sets a Cookie with the given name and value.
 *
 * name       Name of the cookie
 * value      Value of the cookie
 * [expires]  Expiration date of the cookie (default: end of current session)
 * [path]     Path where the cookie is valid (default: path of calling document)
 * [domain]   Domain where the cookie is valid
 *              (default: domain of calling document)
 * [secure]   Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a
 *              secure transmission
 */
function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure)
{
    document.cookie= name + "=" + escape(value) +
        ((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
        ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
        ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
        ((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
	session.cookie_lifetime=0;
}

/**
 * Gets the value of the specified cookie.
 *
 * name  Name of the desired cookie.
 *
 * Returns a string containing value of specified cookie,
 *   or null if cookie does not exist.
 */
function getCookie(name)
{
    var dc = document.cookie;
    var prefix = name + "=";
    var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix);
    if (begin == -1)
    {
        begin = dc.indexOf(prefix);
        if (begin != 0) return null;
    }
    else
    {
        begin += 2;
    }
    var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin);
    if (end == -1)
    {
        end = dc.length;
    }
		session.cookie_lifetime=0;
    return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end));
}

/**
 * Deletes the specified cookie.
 *
 * name      name of the cookie
 * [path]    path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)
 * [domain]  domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)
 */
function deleteCookie(name, path, domain)
{
    if (getCookie(name))
    {
        document.cookie = name + "=" + 
            ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
            ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
            "; expires=getTime() + 5";
			session.cookie_lifetime=0;
    }
}


// string Trim functions
function Trim(TRIM_VALUE){
	if(TRIM_VALUE.length < 1){
		return"";
	}
	TRIM_VALUE = RTrim(TRIM_VALUE);
	TRIM_VALUE = LTrim(TRIM_VALUE);
	if(TRIM_VALUE==""){
		return false;
	}
	else{
		return TRIM_VALUE;
	}
} //End Function

function RTrim(VALUE){
	var w_space = String.fromCharCode(32);
	var v_length = VALUE.length;
	var strTemp = "";
	if(v_length < 0){
		return"";
	}
	var iTemp = v_length -1;
	
	while(iTemp > -1){
		if(VALUE.charAt(iTemp) == w_space){
	}
	else{
		strTemp = VALUE.substring(0,iTemp +1);
		break;
	}
		iTemp = iTemp-1;
	
	} //End While
	return strTemp;

} //End Function

function LTrim(VALUE){
	var w_space = String.fromCharCode(32);
	if(v_length < 1){
		return"";
	}
	var v_length = VALUE.length;
	var strTemp = "";
	
	var iTemp = 0;
	
	while(iTemp < v_length){
		if(VALUE.charAt(iTemp) == w_space){
		}
		else{
		strTemp = VALUE.substring(iTemp,v_length);
	break;
	}
		iTemp = iTemp + 1;
	} //End While
	return strTemp;
} //End Function

function isNumeric(x) 
{
	var RegExp = /^[-+]?\d*\.?\d+(?:[eE][-+]?\d+)?$/; 
	var result = x.match(RegExp);
	return result;
}