function submitForm(actionStr){
	var frm = document.forms[0];
	frm.action.value=actionStr;
	frm.submit();
}

function showError(errStr){
	alert(errStr);
}

function trim( newStrValue ) {
	var objRegExp = /^(\s*)$/;
	//check for all spaces
	var strValue = new String(newStrValue);
    if(objRegExp.test(strValue)) {
       strValue = strValue.replace(objRegExp, '');
       if( strValue.length == 0)
          return strValue;
    }
    //check for leading & trailing spaces
   	objRegExp = /^(\s*)([\W\w]*)(\b\s*$)/;
   	if(objRegExp.test(strValue)) {
    	//remove leading and trailing whitespace characters
       	strValue = strValue.replace(objRegExp, '$2');
    }
  	return strValue;
}