function validate(form)
{
	var ret=true;
	var message="";

	if (searchform.searchtxt.value == "") {
		
		searchform.searchtxt.style.background="";
	}
	else {
			// alert(form.searchtxt.value.length);
			if(  (CharValidate(form.searchtxt)==false) || (form.searchtxt.value.length > 30) ){
			searchform.searchtxt.style.background="#FFFFA8";
			searchform.searchtxt.focus();
			ret= false;
			} 
			else {
			
			searchform.searchtxt.style.background="";
			
			}
	}

	
	if (searchform.category.value =="" && searchform.searchtxt.value == "") {
		searchform.category.style.background="#FFFFA8";
		searchform.category.focus();
		ret = false;
	}
	else {
		searchform.category.style.background="";
	}
	
	if (searchform.programme.value =="" && searchform.searchtxt.value == "") {
		searchform.programme.style.background="#FFFFA8";
		searchform.programme.focus();
		ret = false;
	}
	else {
		searchform.programme.style.background="";
	}

	if (searchform.mode.value =="" && searchform.searchtxt.value == "") {
		searchform.mode.style.background="#FFFFA8";
		searchform.mode.focus();
		ret = false;
	}
	else {
		searchform.mode.style.background="";
	}

	

	return ret;


}	

function CharValidate(field1)
{
	var valid = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 1234567890"
	var ok = "yes";
	var temp;
	for (var i=0; i<field1.value.length; i++)
	{
		temp = "" + field1.value.substring(i, i+1);
		if (valid.indexOf(temp) == "-1") ok = "no";
	}
	if (ok == "no")
	{
		return false;
	}
	else return true;
}

function printWindow()
{
	browserVersion = parseInt(navigator.appVersion)
	if (browserVersion >= 4) window.print()
}

// -->

function mailpage()
{
  	mail_str = "mailto:?subject= Win a chance to experiance e-Learning " + document.title;
	mail_str += "&body= I recommend this promotion (informaticsgroup.com) tip -- " + document.title;
	mail_str += ". You should check this out at, " + location.href; 
  	location.href = mail_str;
}
function openDir( form )
{
	var newIndex = form.fieldname.selectedIndex; 
	if ( newIndex == 0 )
	{
		alert( "Please select a location!" ); 
	}
	else
	{
		cururl = form.fieldname.options[ newIndex ].value; 
		window.open( cururl);
		//window.location.assign( cururl ); 
	}
}

function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features)
{ //v2.0
  	window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}
function MM_reloadPage(init)
{  //reloads the window if Nav4 resized
	if (init==true) with (navigator) 
  	{
		if ((appName=="Netscape")&&(parseInt(appVersion)==4))
		{
			document.MM_pgW=innerWidth; document.MM_pgH=innerHeight; onresize=MM_reloadPage;
		}
	}
  	else if (innerWidth!=document.MM_pgW || innerHeight!=document.MM_pgH)
		location.reload();
}
MM_reloadPage(true);
// -->

function MM_findObj(n, d)
{ //v4.0
	var p,i,x; 
	if(!d) d=document; 
	if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length)
	{
    	d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);
	}
  	if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n];
		for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++) x=d.forms[i][n];
  			for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++) x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers[i].document);
  	if(!x && document.getElementById) x=document.getElementById(n); return x;
}

function MM_showHideLayers()
{ //v3.0
  	var i,p,v,obj,args=MM_showHideLayers.arguments;
  	for (i=0; i<(args.length-2); i+=3) 
		if ((obj=MM_findObj(args[i]))!=null)
		{
			v=args[i+2];
			if (obj.style)
			{ 
				obj=obj.style; v=(v=='show')?'visible':(v='hide')?'hidden':v;
			}
    		obj.visibility=v;
		}
}