/* Check the form fields for the mailing list */
function checkform1() {
	if(eval("document.subscribeform.elements['attribute1'].value") == "") {
		alert("Please enter your first name");
		eval("document.subscribeform.elements['attribute1'].focus()");
		return false;
	}
	if(eval("document.subscribeform.elements['email'].value") == "") {
		alert("Please enter your email address");
		eval("document.subscribeform.elements['email'].focus()");
		return false;
	}
	return true;
}
//displays the privacy statment in new window
function showPrivacy() {
	popup=window.open('/privacy.html', 'privacy',
'dialog,modal,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=400,height=400,left=0,top=0');
}
// Change the sorting on the page
function orderResults(sortVal) {
	switch(sortVal) {
		case 'StartDate':
			document.forms['form1'].SortBy.value = 'StartDate';
			document.forms['form1'].SortOrder.value = 'Descending';
			break;
		case 'CurrentBidD':
			document.forms['form1'].SortBy.value = 'CurrentBid';
			document.forms['form1'].SortOrder.value = 'Descending';
			break;
		case 'CurrentBidA':
			document.forms['form1'].SortBy.value = 'CurrentBid';
			document.forms['form1'].SortOrder.value = 'Ascending';
			break;
		default:
			document.forms['form1'].SortBy.value = 'EndTime';
			document.forms['form1'].SortOrder.value = 'Ascending';
			break;
	}
    document.forms['form1'].PageNum.value = '1';
	document.forms['form1'].submit();
}
// Change the page number in the search results
function changePage(pageNum) {
        document.forms['form1'].PageNum.value = pageNum;
        document.forms['form1'].submit();
}
// check to see if the value passed is not an empty string
function checkIsEmpty(myVal, name) {
	retVal=false;
	if( myVal == '' ) {
		alert(name + ' is a required field');
		retVal = false;
	} else {
		retVal = true;
    }
	return retVal;
}