function setcookie(cookieName,cookieValue,nDays) {
 var today = new Date();
 var expire = new Date();
 if (nDays==null || nDays==0) nDays=1;
 expire.setTime(today.getTime() + 3600000*24*nDays);
 document.cookie = cookieName+"="+escape(cookieValue)
                 + ";expires="+expire.toGMTString();
}

var xmlHttp // xmlHttp variable

function GetXmlHttpObject(){ // This function we will use to call our xmlhttpobject.
var objXMLHttp=null // Sets objXMLHttp to null as default.
if (window.XMLHttpRequest){ // If we are using Netscape or any other browser than IE lets use xmlhttp.
objXMLHttp=new XMLHttpRequest() // Creates a xmlhttp request.
}else if (window.ActiveXObject){ // ElseIf we are using IE lets use Active X.
objXMLHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP") // Creates a new Active X Object.
} // End ElseIf.
return objXMLHttp // Returns the xhttp object.
}// Close Function

function CheckUsername()
{
setcookie("username","",0);
setcookie("NickName","",0);
username=document.getElementById("NickName").value; // This function we will use to check to see if a username is taken or not.
xmlHttp=GetXmlHttpObject() // Creates a new Xmlhttp object.
if (xmlHttp==null){ // If it cannot create a new Xmlhttp object.
alert ("Browser does not support HTTP Request") // Alert Them!
return // Returns.
} // End If.

var url="checkname.php?username="+username // Url that we will use to check the username.
xmlHttp.open("GET",url,true) // Opens the URL using GET
xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = function () { // This is the most important piece of the puzzle, if onreadystatechange is equal to 4 than that means the request is done.
if (xmlHttp.readyState == 4) { // If the onreadystatechange is equal to 4 lets show the response text.
document.getElementById("usernameresult").innerHTML="";
document.getElementById("usernameresult").innerHTML = xmlHttp.responseText; // Updates the div with the response text from check.php
} // End If.
}; // Close Function
xmlHttp.send(null); // Sends NULL instead of sending data.
} // Close Function.

/**
 * Checks/unchecks all tables
 *
 * @param   string   the form name
 * @param   boolean  whether to check or to uncheck the element
 *
 * @return  boolean  always true
 */
 
// end of the 'setCheckboxes()' function
function setCheckboxes(the_form, do_check)
{
    var elts      = document.forms[the_form].elements;
    var elts_cnt  = elts.length;
	
    for (var i = 0; i < elts_cnt; i++) {
        elts[i].checked = do_check;
		if (the_form + "_submit" == elts[i].name) {
			elts[i].disabled = !do_check;
		}
    } // end for

    return true;
} // end of the 'setCheckboxes()' function

function setCheckbox(the_form)
{
    var elts      = document.forms[the_form].elements;
    var elts_cnt  = elts.length;
    
    var allUnchecked = true;
	
    for (var i = 0; i < elts_cnt; i++)
    {
        if(elts[i].checked) allUnchecked = false;
    }
    
    for (var i = 0; i < elts_cnt; i++)
    {
        if(elts[i].name == (the_form + "_submit")) elts[i].disabled = allUnchecked;
    }

    return true;
}


var win= "width=525,height=535,left=100,top=100,copyhistory=no,directories=no,menubar=no,location=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=no";
function get_gallery(id_prof)
{
   window.open("photos_gallery.php?ID="+id_prof,'gallery',win);
}

function launchTellFriend ()
{   
var win = "width=435,height=340,left=200,top=100,copyhistory=no,directories=no,menubar=no,location=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=no";
    window.open("tellfriend.php",'tellfriend',win);
    return false;
}

function launchTellFriendProfile ( sID )
{
    var win = "width=440,height=350,left=0,top=100,copyhistory=no,directories=no,menubar=no,location=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=yes";
    window.open("tellfriend.php?ID="+sID,'tellfriendprofile',win);
    return false;
}

function ShowShowHide ( show_name, show_name2, hide_name )
{
    if (hide_name) hide_name.style.display = 'none';
    if (show_name) show_name.style.display = 'inline';
    if (show_name2) show_name2.style.display = 'inline';
}

function ShowHideHide ( show_name, hide_name, hide_name2 )
{
    if (hide_name) hide_name.style.display = 'none';
    if (hide_name2) hide_name2.style.display = 'none';
    if (show_name) show_name.style.display = 'inline';
}


/**
 * change images onHover mouse action
 */
function show(FileName,jpg1Name)
{
	document.images[FileName].src = jpg1Name;
}

/**
 * set status of the browser window to 's'
 */
function ss(s) 
{
	window.status = s;
	return true;
}

/**
 * set status of the browser window to empty
 */
function ce()
{
	window.status='';
}

/**
 * text counter mod by TruckerJeff
 */
function textCounter(field, countfield, maxlimit) {
if (field.value.length > maxlimit) // if too long...trim it!
field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
// otherwise, update 'characters left' counter
else 
countfield.value = maxlimit - field.value.length;
}

/**
 * insert emotion item
 */
function emoticon( txtarea, text ) {

	text = ' ' + text + ' ';
	if (txtarea.createTextRange && txtarea.caretPos) {
		var caretPos = txtarea.caretPos;
		caretPos.text = caretPos.text.charAt(caretPos.text.length - 1) == ' ' ? text + ' ' : text;
		txtarea.focus();
	} else {
		txtarea.value  += text;
		txtarea.focus();
	}
}

function launchAddToIM (id)
{
    var win = "width=475,height=255,left=100,top=100,copyhistory=no,directories=no,menubar=no,location=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes";
    window.open("explanation.php?explain=imadd&ID="+id,'add_to_im',win);
    return false;
}

function docOpen(text)
{
	newWindow=window.open('','','toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,width=400,height=300');
	newWindow.document.open("text/html");
	newWindow.document.write(unescape(text));
	newWindow.document.close();
}