function strTrim(tmpStr)
{
	tmpStr = tmpStr.replace(/^\s+/,"");//remove leading
	tmpStr = tmpStr.replace(/\s+$/,"");//remove trailing
	return tmpStr;
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
function trimFields()
{
	for(var i=0; i < obj.elements.length; i++)
	{
		if(obj.elements[i].type == "text" || obj.elements[i].type == "textarea" || obj.elements[i].type == "password")
		{
			obj.elements[i].value = strTrim(obj.elements[i].value);
		}
	}
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
function chkEmail(tmpStr)
{
	var email_pat = /^[a-z][a-z0-9_\.\-]*[a-z0-9]@[a-z0-9]+[a-z0-9\.\-_]*\.[a-z]+$/gi;
	return(email_pat.test(tmpStr));
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
function validateTALength(strField, cntlName, maxChar)
{
	if(obj.elements[cntlName].value.length > maxChar)
	{
		alert(strField+" should be within "+maxChar+" characters.");
		//obj.elements[cntlName].focus();
		//obj.elements[cntlName].select();
		return false;
	}
	return true;
}