//*************************************************************************************************

//******************************** REMOVES LEADING WHITESPACES ************************************

function LTrim( value )
{
	var re = /\s*((\S+\s*)*)/;
	return value.replace(re, "$1");
}

//*************************************************************************************************

//********************************* REMOVES ENDING WHITESPACES ************************************

function RTrim( value )
{
	var re = /((\s*\S+)*)\s*/;
	return value.replace(re, "$1");
}

//*************************************************************************************************

//*************************** REMOVES LEADING AND ENDING WHITESPACES ******************************

function trim( value )
{
	return LTrim(RTrim(value));
}

//*************************************************************************************************

//*********************************** NUMERIC VALIDATION ******************************************

function IsNumeric(strString)
   //  check for valid numeric strings	
   {
   var strValidChars = "0123456789.-";
   var strChar;
   var blnResult = true;

   if (strString.length == 0) return false;

   //  test strString consists of valid characters listed above
   for (i = 0; i < strString.length && blnResult == true; i++)
      {
      strChar = strString.charAt(i);
      if (strValidChars.indexOf(strChar) == -1)
         {
         blnResult = false;
         }
      }
   return blnResult;
   }
//*************************************************************************************************
//*************************************   REMOVES COMMAS   ****************************************

function RemoveComma(txt)
{
var txtarr=txt.split(",");
var txtWC=txtarr.join("");
return txtWC;
}

//*************************************************************************************************