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	/* THE PURPOSE OF THIS FILE IS TO PROVIDE THE EXTERNAL JAVASCRIPTS */
	/* KYLE DE FRANCO 2009_07_06 */


	/* THE FUNCTION TO SUBMIT THE SEARCH FORM */
		function val_frm_search() {

			/* TRIM THE TEXTBOX */
				trim(document.forms['frm_search'].elements['s']);

			/* VALIDATE THE LENGTH */
				if(
					document.forms['frm_search'].elements['s'].value.length<4
				) {

					alert("Please enter a longer search term.");

				} else {

					/* TO DISCOURAGE SPAMBOTS */
						document.forms['frm_search'].action="search_results.php";
							document.forms['frm_search'].submit();

				}

		}


	/* THE FUNCTION TO TRIM A FIELD */
		function trim(obj) {
			str=obj.value;
			while(str.substring(0,1)==" ") {
				str=str.substring(1);
			}
			while(str.substring(str.length-1)==" ") {
				str=str.substring(0,str.length-1);
			}
			obj.value=str;
		}


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