function parseQueryString(sQueryString)
{
	getStringToParse();
	splitStringToParse();
	createNameAndValueArrays();
	associateArrays();
	alert(aQueryString);
	return false;

	function associateArrays()
	{
		for ( i = 0; i < aQueryStringNames.length; i++ )
		aQueryString[aQueryStringNames[i]]=removePlus(aQueryStringValues[i]);
		function removePlus(psEncodeString)
		{
			var lsRegExp = /\+/g;
			return unescape(String(psEncodeString).replace(lsRegExp, " "));
		}
	}
	function createNameAndValueArrays()
	{
		aQueryStringNames = new Array();
		aQueryStringValues = new Array();
		var aQueryString = sDelimitedString.split(" ");
		for (i = 0, a=0; i < aQueryString.length - 1; i += 2, a++)
		{
			aQueryStringNames[a] = aQueryString[i];
			aQueryStringValues[a] = aQueryString[i + 1];
		}
	}
	function getStringToParse()
	{
		sQueryString = (sQueryString || window.document.location.search);
		var iQueryStart = sQueryString.indexOf("?") + 1;
		sQueryString = (sQueryString.substring(iQueryStart,sQueryString.length));
		sStrippedString = (sQueryString || window.document.location.search.substring(1,document.location.search.length));
	}
	function splitStringToParse()
	{
		aQueryString = new Array();
		sDelimitedString = '';
		var splitString = sStrippedString.split("&");
		for ( i = 0; i < splitString.length; i++ )
		{
			removeAmpersandEntityRefs(i);
			var attribute = splitString[i].split("=");
			sDelimitedString+=attribute[0] + " " + attribute[1] + " ";
		}
		return sDelimitedString;
		function removeAmpersandEntityRefs(i)
		{
			if(splitString[i].indexOf('amp;') != -1)
			splitString[i]=splitString[i].substring(4,splitString[i].length);
		}
	}
}

function getArrayAsString(aArrayToConvert)
{
  sArrayToConvert = '';
  for (sAttributes in aArrayToConvert)
  {
	 sArrayToConvert += sAttributes;
	 sArrayToConvert += '=' + aArrayToConvert[sAttributes] + '&';
  }
  sArrayToConvert = sArrayToConvert.substring(0,sArrayToConvert.length-1)
  return sArrayToConvert;
}
function bcheck()
{
   bName = navigator.appName;
   bVer = parseInt(navigator.appVersion);
   if (!(((bName == "Netscape")&&(bVer>=5)) || ((bName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer")&&(bVer>=4))))
   {
      alert("A test of your browser indicates that your browser must be upgraded to be compatible with this site's security features.\nClick 'OK' for more browser information.");
      window.location='/mt/general/browser.do'
   }
}
function isFuture(YYYY,MM,DD)
{// returns true if the given date is in the future, false if it is not
   var sysYYYY = 2024;
   var sysMM = 4;
   var sysDD = 27;
   // alert("Date submitted - y:" + YYYY + " m:" + MM + " d:" + DD + "\n" + "System Dates     y:" + sysYYYY + " m:" + sysMM + " d:" + sysDD);
   if (YYYY > sysYYYY)
   {
      return true;
   }
   else
   {
      if (YYYY == sysYYYY)
      {
         if (MM > sysMM)
         {
            return true;
         }
         else if (MM == sysMM)
         {
            if (DD > sysDD)
            {
               return true;
            }
         }
      }
      return false;
   }
}

function showStatus(msg)
{
   window.status=msg;
   return true;
}
function dateValidator(dateStr)
{// validates CCYY/MM/DD CCYY-MM-DD and returns true if the date is valid, and an appropriate error message if it is not
   var datePat = /^(\d{4})(\/|-)(\d{1,2})\2(\d{1,2})$/;
   var matchArray = dateStr.match(datePat); // format ok?
   if (matchArray == null)
   {
      return "Date is either not in a valid format, or is missing the month, day, or year.";
   }
   year  = matchArray[1];// parse date into variables
   month = matchArray[3];
   day   = matchArray[4];
   if (month < 1 || month > 12)
   {// check month range
      return "Month must be between 1 and 12.";
   }
   if (day < 1 || day > 31)
   {
      return "Day must be between 1 and 31.";
   }
   if ((month==4 || month==6 || month==9 || month==11) && day==31)
   {
      var theMonth = getMonthName(month);
      return theMonth + " doesn't have 31 days.";
   }
   if (month == 2)
   {// check for february 29th
      var isleap = (year % 4 == 0 && (year % 100 != 0 || year % 400 == 0));
      if (day>29 || (day==29 && !isleap))
      {
         return "February " + year + " doesn't have " + day + " days.";
      }
   }
   return true;

   function getMonthName(n)
   {// n is the month number
      var monthArray = new Array();
      monthArray[1] = 'January';
      monthArray[2] = 'February';
      monthArray[3] = 'March';
      monthArray[4] = 'April';
      monthArray[5] = 'May';
      monthArray[6] = 'June';
      monthArray[7] = 'July';
      monthArray[8] = 'August';
      monthArray[9] = 'September';
      monthArray[10] = 'October';
      monthArray[11] = 'November';
      monthArray[12] = 'December';
      for (var i = 0; i < monthArray.length; i++)
      {
         if (i==n)
         {
            return monthArray[i]
         }
      }
   }
}

function addZero(field)
{
   if (field.value.length == 1)
   {
      field.value = "0" + field.value;
   }
}

var isNN = (navigator.appName.indexOf("Netscape")!=-1);
function autoTab(input,len,e)
{
	var keyCode = (isNN) ? e.which : e.keyCode;
	var filter = (isNN) ? [0,8,9] : [0,8,9,16,17,18,37,38,39,40,46];
	if(input.value.length >= len && !containsElement(filter,keyCode))
	{
		input.value = input.value.slice(0, len);
		input.form[(getIndex(input)+1) % input.form.length].focus();
	}

	function containsElement(arr, ele)
	{
		var found = false, index = 0;
		while(!found && index < arr.length)
		if(arr[index] == ele)
		found = true;
		else
		index++;
		return found;
	}

	function getIndex(input)
	{
		var index = -1, i = 0, found = false;
		while (i < input.form.length && index == -1)
		if (input.form[i] == input)index = i;
		else i++;
		return index;
	}
	return true;
}

function focusField(field)
{
  field.select();
  return false;
  // I applied this to date fields with autotab because
  // in NS you couldn't tab back if the field was full
}


function matchFields(field1,field2,name1,name2)
{
   var str1=(field1.value).toLowerCase();
   var str2=(field2.value).toLowerCase();

   if (str1 != str2)
	{
		alert(name1 + " and " + name2 + " must match exactly. Review the information below, click OK, and make the appropriate revisions.\n\n" + name1 + ": " + field1.value + "\n" + name2 + ": " + field2.value);
		field1.focus();
		return false;
	}
	return true;
}

function resetForm(f)
{  f.reset();
   for (var i = 0; i < f.length; i++)
   {
      if (f[i].type!='hidden')
      {
        f[i].focus();
        break;
      }
   }
}

function validateCheckboxes(f)
{
   var checkboxesOk = false;
   for (var i = 0; i < f.length; i++)
   {
      if (f[i].type=='checkbox' && f[i].checked==true)
      {
         checkboxesOk = true;
      }
   }
   if (checkboxesOk==false)
   {
      alert("Select at least one to remove.");
      return false;
   }
   return true;
}

function requiredField(theField,fieldName)
{ if(theField.value =="")
  {
    alert(fieldName + " is required.");
    theField.focus();
    return false;
  }
  else
  {
    return true;
  }
}

function requiredFormFields(field1,fieldName1,field2,fieldName2,field3,fieldName3)
{

  var reqFields = new Array();
  reqFields[1]=field1.value;
  reqFields[2]=field2.value;
  reqFields[3]=field3.value;
  var reqFieldNames = new Array();
  reqFieldNames[1]=fieldName1;
  reqFieldNames[2]=fieldName2;
  reqFieldNames[3]=fieldName3;

  var msgHeader = "Correct the following and resubmit.\n\n";
  var msg= new Array();
  msg[1]=msg[2]=msg[3]= "";
  if((field1.value=="") || (field2.value=="") || (field3.value=="") )
  {
    for(var i=1; i<4; i++)
     {
      if(reqFields[i]=="")
        {
         msg[i]= reqFieldNames[i] + " is required.\n";

        }
     }
      alert(msgHeader+msg[1]+msg[2]+msg[3]);
      return false;
   }
  else
  {
    return true;
  }
}

function confirmDelete(s)
{
   if (confirm("Are you sure you want to delete this " + s + "?"))
   {
     return true;
   }
   return false;
}