<!--
//---------------------------------------------
function myRemoveSpaces(str){
//---------------------------------------------
	//call with: myform.myfieldname.value=myRemoveSpaces(myform.myfieldname.value);

	if (str!=""){
	//remove leading spaces
		while(str.indexOf(" ",0)==0){
			str=str.substring(1,str.length); 
		}
	//remove ending spaces
		while(str.lastIndexOf(" ",0) == str.length){
			str=str.substring(1,(str.length - 1));
		}
	}
	return str;
}


//---------------------------------------------
function myReplaceSingleQuotes(str){
//replace all ' characters with ` to prevent javascript errors 
//---------------------------------------------
	//call with: myform.myfieldname.value=myReplaceSingleQuotes(myform.myfieldname.value);

	var pos,temp1,temp2;
	while(str.indexOf("'",0)>=0){
		pos=str.indexOf("'",0);
		temp1=str.substring(0,pos);
		temp2=str.substring(pos+1,str.length);
		str=temp1+"`"+temp2;
	}
	return str;
}	
//-->