function blockError(errorMessage, url, line){
			
			
			return true;
		}
		window.onerror = blockError;
	

	// Browser sniff and CSS output
	var ie = (document.all) ? true : false;

	var ie5  
	if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE")!=-1){
		temp=navigator.appVersion.split("MSIE")
		version=parseFloat(temp[1])
			if (version<6.0){
			var ie5 = true
			}
	}
	
	var ns = (document.layers) ? true : false;
	var ns6 = false;
	if  (document.getElementById) {
		ns6 = true;
	}
	
	

	function changePage() {
		// forces a template to pop out of forms
		if (self.parent.frames.length > 1)
			self.parent.location=document.location;
	}
	function goTo(url){
		//redirects a user to a url... used in frameloader.
		FrameWindow = window.open(url, 'FrameWindow','resizable=yes,width=780,height=500,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=auto');
		FrameWindow.focus();
	}
	
	function showArea(object) {
		// changes the visibility of an object to true
		if (document.getElementById && document.getElementById(object) != null){
			document.getElementById(object).style.display='block';}
		else if (document.layers && document.layers[object] != null){
			document.layers[object].display = 'block';}
		else if (document.all){
			document.all[object].style.display = 'block';}
		}
	
	function hideArea(object) {
		// changes the visibility of an object to false
		if (document.getElementById && document.getElementById(object) != null){
			document.getElementById(object).style.display='none';}
		else if (document.layers && document.layers[object] != null){
			document.layers[object].display = 'none';}
		else if (document.all){
			document.all[object].style.display = 'none';}
		return true;
		}
		
	function delayedHideArea(object)
		
		{
		    setTimeout("hideArea('" + object + "');", 10);
		}
	
	function showHide(targetName) {
		if( document.getElementById ) { // NS6+
			target = document.getElementById(targetName);
		} else if( document.all ) { // IE4+
			target = document.all[targetName];
		}	
		if( target ) {
			if( target.style.display == "none" ) {
				target.style.display = "inline";
			} else {
				target.style.display = "none";
			}
		}
		return true;
	}

	function clearFormValue(calling_element)
		// sets the calling form value to ''
		{
			if ( !window.formIsCleared ){
				calling_element.value = '';
				formIsCleared = true;
			}
		}
	
	function submitForm(calling_form)
		// submits a form
		{
			calling_form.form.submit();
		}
	
	function confirmAction(msg){
		return confirm(msg)
		}
	
	function openAuction(auctionid){
		// Opens an auction in a popup window
		if(auctionid == '0' || auctionid == ''){
			alert('Choose an auction to view it.')
		}else{
			DocWindow = window.open('http://www.bidshares.com/auctions/index.cfm?fuseaction=auctionview&auctionid='+auctionid, 'DocWindow','resizable=yes,width=780,height=500,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=1');
		}
	}