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/***********************************************************
 
 Filename      : Focal_JavaScript.js
 Programmer    : Hong Li
 Created       : 2003-08-26
 Last Updated  : 2003-08-29
 Description   : the javascript file for Focal web site
 
************************************************************/

//alert( 'Focal_JavaScript' );

/* 
 * The function for trimming a string on both ends
 */

function trim(inputString) 
{
   if (typeof inputString != "string") { return inputString; }
   var retValue = inputString;
   var ch = retValue.substring(0, 1);
   
   while (ch == " ") { 
      retValue = retValue.substring(1, retValue.length);
      ch = retValue.substring(0, 1);
   }
   
   ch = retValue.substring(retValue.length-1, retValue.length);
   while (ch == " ") { 
      retValue = retValue.substring(0, retValue.length-1);
      ch = retValue.substring(retValue.length-1, retValue.length);
   }
   while (retValue.indexOf("  ") != -1) { 
      retValue = retValue.substring(0, retValue.indexOf("  ")) + retValue.substring(retValue.indexOf("  ")+1, retValue.length); 
   }
   return retValue;
}		

/*
 *  validate email address
 *  
 */
 
function checkMail( _email )
{
	var filter  = /^([a-zA-Z0-9_\.\-])+\@(([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+\.)+([a-zA-Z0-9]{2,4})+$/;
	if (filter.test(_email)) return true;
	else return false;
}

function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) { //v2.0
  window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}

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