//default JavaScript

//global variables
BaseURL = ""

//open window
function openWin(loc,win,opts) {
	var newWin = window.open(loc,win,opts);
	newWin.focus();
}

//photo viewer
function viewPhoto(photo) {
	openWin(photo,photo,'width=640,height=480,resizable,scrollbars,menubar');
}

//check for all spaces
function checkSpaces(val) {
var objRegExp = /^(\s*)$/;
	if (objRegExp.test(val)) {
		val = val.replace(objRegExp,"");
          	return val;
	}
}


//trim string
function trimString(val) {
objRegExp = /^(\s*)([\W\w]*)(\b\s*$)/;
	if (objRegExp.test(val)) {
	//remove leading and trailing whitespace characters
 		val = val.replace(objRegExp,'$2');
		return val;
	}
}