//
// 4/18/2007 - JMB Initial Creation
//

function GetXmlHttpObject()
{
	var xmlHttp=null;
	try
	{
		// Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
		xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
	}
	catch (e)
	{
		// Internet Explorer
		try
		{
			xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
		}
		catch (e)
		{
			xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
		}
	}

	return xmlHttp;
}

function urlencode(str) {
	// Make "str" more compatible
	return escape(str).replace("@","%40").replace("+","%2B").replace("*","%2A");
}

function trim(stringToTrim) {
	return stringToTrim.replace(/^-\s+|\s+$/g,"");
}

function ltrim(stringToTrim) {
	return stringToTrim.replace(/^\s+/,"");
}

function rtrim(stringToTrim) {
	return stringToTrim.replace(/\s+$/,"");
}