function clearForm(theForm)
{
	for (i=0; i<theForm.elements.length; i++)
	{
	//	alert(theForm.elements[i].type)
		switch (theForm.elements[i].type)
		{
			case "text" :
				theForm.elements[i].value = "";
				break;
			case "textarea" :
				theForm.elements[i].value = "";
				break;
			case "select-one" :
				theForm.elements[i].selectedIndex = 0;
				break;
			case "select-multiple" :
				for (j=0; j<theForm.elements[i].options.length; j++)
					theForm.elements[i].options[j].selected = false;
				break; 
			case "checkbox" :
				theForm.elements[i].checked = false;
				break;
			case "radio" :
				theForm.elements[i].checked = false;
				break;
		}
	}
}

function resetForm(theForm)
{
	theForm.reset();
}

function trim(theString)
{
	var newString = theString;
	while (newString.charAt(0) == " " || newString.charCodeAt(0) == 10 || newString.charCodeAt(0) == 13 || newString.charCodeAt(0) == 9) {
		newString = newString.substring(1,newString.length);
	}
	while (newString.charAt(newString.length - 1) == " " || newString.charCodeAt(newString.length - 1) == 10 || newString.charCodeAt(newString.length - 1) == 13 || newString.charCodeAt(newString.length - 1) == 9) {
		newString = newString.substring(0,newString.length - 1);
	}
	return newString;
}