function isIE() {
	if (navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft Internet Explorer") != -1) { return true; }
	else { return false; }
}

function clearField(field, text) {
	if (field.value == text) { field.value = ""; }
	return;
}

function fillField(field, text) {
	if (isblank(field.value)) { field.value = text; }
	return;
}
// finds if a string is blank (nothing but spaces)
function isblank(x) {
	var blank = true;
	for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
		if (x.charAt(i) != ' ') { blank = false; }
	}
	return blank;
}

// finds if a form value is empty
function isempty(x) {
	if (x == "" || isblank(x)) { return true; }
	else { return false; }
}

// finds if a select box has not been changed
function unchanged(x) {
	if (x.selectedIndex == 0) { return true; }
	else { return false; }
}