function isBlank(item) {
	item = String(item).toLowerCase();
	if(item == "undefined" || item == "" || item == "null") return true;
	else return false;
}

function popUpPassword() {
	window.open('/login-create-account/changePassword.asp','popUp','toolbar=no,statusbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=yes,menubar=no,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,scrollbars=no,scrolling=no,width=400,height=200,top=25,left=25');
	return false;
}

function validateSearchTerm(searchQuery) {
	var returnValue = true;
	if(isBlank(searchQuery)) {
		alert("Please enter a search term.");
		returnValue = false;
	}
	return returnValue;
}

function popIt(width, height, scrollbars){ 
	if(!width) width = "410";
	if(!height) height = "450";
	if(!scrollbars) scrollbars = 1;
	var windowString = 'width=' + width + ',height=' + height + ',resizable=1,status=0,toolbar=no,scrollbars=' + scrollbars + ',scrolling=auto';
	var popItWindow = window.open('',"popIt", windowString);
	return false;
}

function popItNoResize(width, height, scrollbars){ 
	if(!width) width = "410";
	if(!height) height = "450";
	if(!scrollbars) scrollbars = 1;
	var windowString = 'width=' + width + ',height=' + height + ',resizable=0,status=0,toolbar=no,scrollbars=' + scrollbars + ',scrolling=auto';
	var popItWindow = window.open('',"popIt", windowString);
	return false;
}

function popUp(URL,height,width,scrollbars) {
   if(!width) width = "410";
   if(!height) height = "450";
   if(!scrollbars) scrollbars = "1";
   day = new Date();
   id = day.getTime();
   eval("page" + id + " = window.open(URL, '" + id + "', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=" + scrollbars + ",location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=" + width + ",height=" + height + ",left = 412,top = 266.5');");
}