function ReloadSideBar(e){
		/*alert("hi there");*/
		e.location.href="left.php";
	}

	/*reload sidebar after logout*/
	function Logout(e,f){
		e.location.href="left?logout=true";
		f.location.href="login.php";
	}

	function CheckStatus(){
		if (QueryString("logout") == "true" ){
			self.location.href="left.php?logout=done";
		}
		
	}
	
	function logincheck(e,f,g){
		//if( QueryString("err") != 'null' ){
			//e.location.href="left.php";
			//f.location.href="products.php?err=null";
		//}else{
			e.location.href="left.php";		
		//}
	}
	
	function validateform(theform){
		/*Validates any form, to call it, put the following line in the 
		form definition tag - onsubmit="validateform(this);"*/
		var postit;
		var alert_string;
		postit = true;
		alert_string = 'The Following fields are Required:\n';
		for(var i=0;i<theform.elements.length;i++){
			//alert (theform.elements[i].type);
			if(theform.elements[i].required == 'yes' && theform.elements[i].value == '' && theform.elements[i].type != 'hidden' ){
				alert_string = alert_string+' - '+theform.elements[i].id+'\n';
				postit = false;
			}
		}
		if(postit == false){
			alert (alert_string);
		}
		event.returnValue=postit;
	}

	function QueryString(key){
		var value = null;
		for(var i=0;i < QueryString.keys.length;i++){
			if(QueryString.keys[i]==key){
				value = QueryString.values[i];
				break;
			}
		}
		return value;
	}
	
	QueryString.keys = new Array();
	QueryString.values = new Array();
	
	function QueryString_Parse(){
		var query = window.location.search.substring(1);
		var pairs = query.split("&");
		
		for(var i=0;i < pairs.length;i++){
			var pos = pairs[i].indexOf('=');
			if(pos>=0){
				var argname = pairs[i].substring(0,pos);
				var value = pairs[i].substring(pos+1);
				QueryString.keys[QueryString.keys.length] = argname;
				QueryString.values[QueryString.values.length] = value;
			}
		}
	}
	QueryString_Parse();