function validate_required(field,alerttxt)
	{
		with (field)
		{ 
		if (value==null||value=="")

 		 {alert(alerttxt);focus();return false}
		else {return true}
		}
	}

function stringVal(x)
	{

		var str=new String(x);
		//str=str.replace(/'/g,"''");
		//str=str.replace(/&/g," and ");
		//str=str.replace(/'/g,"''");

		return str;

	}
	
	function fixit() {
		
		
  			var numberOfElements = document.forms[0].elements.length;
  			for (x=0; x<numberOfElements; x++)
				{
  				// replace all the single, double quotes:
				//
    			var curElement =window.document.forms[0].elements[x];
    			curElement.value = curElement.value.replace(/\'/g, "&#39;");
    			curElement.value = curElement.value.replace(/\"/g, "&#34;");
  				}
	
  return true;
}