function checkBar(obj)
{
// replae any bar characters input
// this means delimited file created is
// not impacted by the text submitted

var  strIn = obj.value.replace("|","!");

//strIn = strIn.replace(","," ");

document.getElementById(obj.id).value = strIn;

}


function openNewWindow( urlIn )
{
 newWindow = window.open( urlIn );
}

function checkform()
{
 if (document.feedback.field.value == '') {
 	return false;
  }
}


//////////////////////////////////////
// generate random verification number
//////////////////////////////////////


var randomnumber=Math.floor(Math.random()*1001);


function makeNumber()
{
 document.formA.randomOut.value = randomnumber;
}



//////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////


function checkIt()
{


 var strA = removeHash(document.formA.comment.value);
 var strB = "";

 strB = removeNL(strA);

 document.formA.comment.value = strB;
 
 document.formA.submit();


}

//////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////


function removeHash(s){
  return s.replace(/#/g,' ');
}

function removeNL(s){
  return s.replace(/[\n\r\t]/g,'#');
}

function reverseNL(s){
  return s.replace(/##/g,'\n');
}

//////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////

function makelink( name, domain, desc, pre, post ) {
   if ( pre != null && pre != "" )
       document.write( pre );

   document.write( '<a id="mail" href="mailto:' );
   document.write( name + '&#64;' );
   document.write( domain + '">' );

   if ( desc != null && desc != "" )
       document.write( desc )
   else
       document.write( name + '&#64;' + domain );

   document.write( '</a>' );

   if ( post != null && post != "" )
       document.write( post );
}