var expires = 999;
var today = new Date();
var expr = new Date(today.getTime() + (expires * 86400000));
var affidstr = window.location.search.substring(1,6);

if (affidstr == "affid") {
   var idnum = window.location.search.substring(7);
   if (idnum) {
      var name = 'affiliate';
      var value = idnum;
      var path = '/';
      document.cookie = name + "=" +escape(value) +
      ( (expires) ? ";expires=" + expr.toGMTString() : "") +
      ( (path) ? ";path=" + path : "");
   }
}

function check_search() {
  var error = 0;
  var first_name = document.quick_find.query.value;
  if (first_name == "" || first_name.length < 3) {
    error_message = "* Please use more than 3 characters for your search.";
    error = 1;
  } if (error == 1) {
    alert(error_message);
    return false;
  } else {
    return true;
  }
}



if (document.images) 
{
   img1 = new Image();
   img2 = new Image();
   img3 = new Image();
   img4 = new Image();
   img5 = new Image();
   img6 = new Image();
   img7 = new Image();
   img8 = new Image();
   img9 = new Image();
   img10 = new Image();
   img1.src = "images/menu_strip35.jpg";
   img2.src = "images/menu_strip-pink35.jpg";
   img3.src = "images/topnavspacer35.jpg";
   img4.src = "images/topnavspacer-reda.jpg";
   img5.src = "images/topnavspacer-bluea.jpg";
   img6.src = "images/topnavspacer-green.jpg";
   img7.src = "images/topnavspacer-silver.jpg";
   img8.src = "images/menu_strip-red35a.jpg";
   img9.src = "images/menu_strip-blue35a.jpg";
   img10.src = "images/menu_strip-green35.jpg";
}

function hideAll() {
  changeDiv("mes","none");
}

function clearDefault(el) {
  if (el.defaultValue==el.value) el.value = ""
}