function SAA_isNumeric(strString)
//  check for valid numeric strings	
{
   var strValidChars = "0123456789.-";
   var strChar;
   var blnResult = true;

   //  test strString consists of valid characters listed above
   for (i = 0; i < strString.length && blnResult == true; i++)
   {
      strChar = strString.charAt(i);
      if (strValidChars.indexOf(strChar) == -1)
      {
         blnResult = false;
      }
   }
   return blnResult;
}

function SAA_popup(filename,imageWidth,imageHeight)
{
	newWin = window.open(filename,"SAA_popup","width="+imageWidth+",height="+imageHeight+",menubars=no,scrollbars=no,statusbar=no,locationbar=no");
}

function SAA_formatNumber(num,decimalNum,bolLeadingZero,bolParens,bolCommas)
/**********************************************************************
	IN:
		NUM - the number to format
		decimalNum - the number of decimal places to format the number to
		bolLeadingZero - true / false - display a leading zero for
										numbers between -1 and 1
		bolParens - true / false - use parenthesis around negative numbers
		bolCommas - put commas as number separators.
 
	RETVAL:
		The formatted number!
 **********************************************************************/
{ 
        if (isNaN(parseInt(num))) return "NaN";

	var tmpNum = num;
	var iSign = num < 0 ? -1 : 1;		// Get sign of number
	
	// Adjust number so only the specified number of numbers after
	// the decimal point are shown.
	tmpNum *= Math.pow(10,decimalNum);
	tmpNum = Math.round(Math.abs(tmpNum))
	tmpNum /= Math.pow(10,decimalNum);
	tmpNum *= iSign;					// Readjust for sign
	
	
	// Create a string object to do our formatting on
	var tmpNumStr = new String(tmpNum);

	// See if we need to strip out the leading zero or not.
	if (!bolLeadingZero && num < 1 && num > -1 && num != 0)
		if (num > 0)
			tmpNumStr = tmpNumStr.substring(1,tmpNumStr.length);
		else
			tmpNumStr = "-" + tmpNumStr.substring(2,tmpNumStr.length);
		
	// See if we need to put in the commas
	if (bolCommas && (num >= 1000 || num <= -1000)) {
		var iStart = tmpNumStr.indexOf(".");
		if (iStart < 0)
			iStart = tmpNumStr.length;

		iStart -= 3;
		while (iStart >= 1) {
			tmpNumStr = tmpNumStr.substring(0,iStart) + "," + tmpNumStr.substring(iStart,tmpNumStr.length)
			iStart -= 3;
		}		
	}

	// See if we need to use parenthesis
	if (bolParens && num < 0)
		tmpNumStr = "(" + tmpNumStr.substring(1,tmpNumStr.length) + ")";

	return tmpNumStr;		// Return our formatted string!
}

// Original JavaScript code by Duncan Crombie: dcrombie at chirp.com.au
// Please acknowledge use of this code by including this header.

 function xGetCookie(name) { // use: getCookie("name");
    var bikky = document.cookie;
    var index = bikky.indexOf(name + "=");
    if (index == -1) return null;
    index = bikky.indexOf("=", index) + 1; // first character
    var endstr = bikky.indexOf(";", index);
    if (endstr == -1) endstr = bikky.length; // last character
    return unescape(bikky.substring(index, endstr));
}


function	CookiesEnabled()
{
	SetCookie("CookieTest",true);
	return(GetCookie("CookieTest") ? true : false);
}

function xSetCookie(cookieName,cookieValue,nDays) {
var today = new Date();
var expire = new Date();
if (nDays==null || nDays==0) nDays=1;
expire.setTime(today.getTime() + 3600000*24*nDays);
document.cookie = cookieName+"="+escape(cookieValue)
                + ";expires="+expire.toGMTString();
}

// name - name of the cookie
// value - value of the cookie
// [expires] - expiration date of the cookie (defaults to end of current session)
// [path] - path for which the cookie is valid (defaults to path of calling document)
// [domain] - domain for which the cookie is valid (defaults to domain of calling document)
// [secure] - Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a secure transmission
// * an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder
// * a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments
function SetCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
  var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
      ((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
      ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
      ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
      ((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
  document.cookie = curCookie;
}

// name - name of the desired cookie
// * return string containing value of specified cookie or null if cookie does not exist
function GetCookie(name) {
  var dc = document.cookie;
  var prefix = name + "=";
  var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix);
  if (begin == -1) {
    begin = dc.indexOf(prefix);
    if (begin != 0) return null;
  } else
    begin += 2;
  var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin);
  if (end == -1)
    end = dc.length;
  return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end));
}

// name - name of the cookie
// [path] - path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)
// [domain] - domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)
// * path and domain default if assigned null or omitted if no explicit argument proceeds
function deleteCookie(name, path, domain) {
  if (GetCookie(name)) {
    document.cookie = name + "=" + 
    ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
    ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
    "; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
  }
}

// date - any instance of the Date object
// * hand all instances of the Date object to this function for "repairs"
function fixDate(date) {
  var base = new Date(0);
  var skew = base.getTime();
  if (skew > 0)
    date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);
}

var bScrolling = true;
var iScrollSpeed = 250;
var iScrollChars = 1;

function SAAClearEmailTextbox()
{
	bScrolling = false;
	document.frmSubscribe.txtEmail.value = "";
}

function SAAScrollEmailTextbox()
{
	if( bScrolling )
	{
		window.setTimeout( 'SAAScrollEmailTextbox()' , iScrollSpeed );
		var msg = document.frmSubscribe.txtEmail.value;
		document.frmSubscribe.txtEmail.value = msg.substring(iScrollChars) + msg.substring(0,iScrollChars);
	}
}