function isEmpty(inputStr) {
//general purpose function to check if an input value has been enterd 
//at all
	if ((inputStr == null) || (inputStr=="")) return true
	else return false
}


function isName(str) {

	npattern = /^[a-zA-Z\s\-\.\']+$/
	if (!str.match(npattern)) return false
	else return true;
}

//Designation, Position, occupation
function isDesignation(str) {
	pattern = /^[0-9a-zA-Z\s\-\/\.\,\"\(\)\']+$/
		if (!str.match(pattern)) return false
			else return true;
}

function isEmail(str) {
     pattern = /^\w+([\.-]?\w+)*@\w+([\.-]?\w+)*(\.\w{2,})+$/
        if (str.match(pattern)) return true
           else return false;
}

function isEmail2(str) {
 pattern = /^[a-zA-Z0-9\_\.\@]+$/
	if (str.match(pattern)) return true
           else return false;
	}

function isTelephone(str) {
	cpattern =/^[0-9a-zA-Z\s\-\/\,\(\)\+\.\:]+$/
	if (!str.match(cpattern)) return false
	else return true;
}
function isSpace(str) {
	pattern = /^[\s]+$/
        if (str.match(pattern)) return true
           else return false;
}
function isNumber(str) {
	pattern = /^[0-9]+$/
        if (str.match(pattern)) return true
           else return false;
}

function isUsername(str) {
	pattern = /^[a-zA-Z0-9\_]+$/
        if (str.match(pattern)) return true
           else return false;
}
function isValidPwd(str) {
            if (str.lastIndexOf(" ") == -1) {
                        return true;
            } else {
                        return false;
            }
}

//Designation, Position, occupation
function isDesignation(str) {
	pattern = /^[0-9a-zA-Z\s\-\/\.\,\"\(\)\']+$/
		if (!str.match(pattern)) return false
			else return true;
}

function RTrim(VALUE){
var w_space = String.fromCharCode(32);
var v_length = VALUE.length;
var strTemp = "";
if(v_length < 0){
return"";
}
var iTemp = v_length -1;

while(iTemp > -1){
if(VALUE.charAt(iTemp) == w_space){
}
else{
strTemp = VALUE.substring(0,iTemp +1);
break;
}
iTemp = iTemp-1;

} //End While
return strTemp;

} //End Function