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function init() 
{ 
	convertExternalLinks(); 
}

function selectField(field_name)
{
	for (var i = 0; i < document.forms.length; ++i)
	{
		if (document.forms[i].elements[field_name])
		{
			document.forms[i].elements[field_name].select();
			document.forms[i].elements[field_name].focus();
			break;
		}
	}
	return true;
}

function isNull(s)
{
  return (s == "" || s == "undefined" || s.length < 1);
}

function convertExternalLinks() 
{
	if (!document.getElementsByTagName) return;  
	var anchorAry = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
	for (var i = 0; i < anchorAry.length; i++) 
	{
		var anch = anchorAry[i];
		if (anch.getAttribute("href") && anch.getAttribute("rel") == "external") anch.target = "_blank";
	}
}

function getObj(obj_id) 
{ 
	return (document.getElementById)?document.getElementById(obj_id):(document.all)?document.all[obj_id]:document[obj_id];
}

function getBrowser()
{
	var browser = navigator.appName;
	return browser;
}

function trim(str, chars) {
  return ltrim(rtrim(str, chars), chars);
}

function ltrim(str, chars) {
  chars = chars || "\\s";
  return str.replace(new RegExp("^[" + chars + "]+", "g"), "");
}

function rtrim(str, chars) {
  chars = chars || "\\s";
  return str.replace(new RegExp("[" + chars + "]+$", "g"), "");
}

window.onload=init;


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