function open_win(url){

	newWin = window.open(url,name,'width=640,height=480,toolbar=no,scrollbars=no,resizeable=no,menubar=no');
	newWin.focus();
}

function on_b(name){
	document[name].src = eval(name+"_on.src");
}

function off_b(name){
	document[name].src = eval(name+"_off.src");
}

function new_image(arg) {
	if (document.images) {
		rslt = new Image();
		rslt.src = arg;
		return rslt;
	}
}

function stringFilter (input,fchars) {
	s = input;
	filteredValues = fchars;     // Characters stripped out
	var i;
	var returnString = "";
	for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {  // Search through string and append to unfiltered values to returnString.
		var c = s.charAt(i);
		if (filteredValues.indexOf(c) == -1) {
			returnString += c;
		}
	}
	return returnString;
}
function getCurDate()
	{
		var oDate = new Date();
		return (oDate.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + oDate.getDate() + "/" + oDate.getFullYear();
	}