// Global variables
var f;

// Loading values
function doLoad() {
	f = document.forms[0];
};

// Searchbar validate function
function validate() {
 try {
	var x = document.submitText;
	var verifyString = x.SearchString.value;
	var submitOK = true;

	if(verifyString.length == '') {
		alert("Please enter a search keyword.")
		submitOK = false;
	};

	if(!submitOK) {
		return false;
	};
 }
 catch(e) {
	processerror(e + ' - Error in function validate (Search).');
 };
};

// Showing error hint in status bar of browser
function processerror(errorhint) {
	window.status = 'An error has occured :: ' + errorhint;
};

// Searchbar validate function
function validate() {
 try {
	var x = document.submitText;
	var verifyString = x.SearchString.value;
	var submitOK = true;

	if(verifyString.length == '') {
		alert("Please enter a search keyword.")
		submitOK = false;
	};

	if(!submitOK) {
		return false;
	};
 }
 catch(e) {
	processerror(e + ' - Error in function validate (Search).');
 };
};

function buildFunctionbar() {
 try {
	var functionbar = '';
	functionbar += encodeURIComponent('<a href="mailto:?subject=Article on Allianz Re website: ');
	functionbar += this.document.title;
	functionbar += encodeURIComponent('&body=Please follow this link to learn more: ');
	functionbar += this.location.href;
	functionbar += encodeURIComponent('"><img src="../images/icons22x24_forward.gif" alt="Send Link"></a><a href="javascript:this.print();"><img ');
    functionbar += encodeURIComponent('src="../images/icons22x24_print.gif" alt="Print Article" style="margin-right: -1px"></a>');
	document.write(decodeURIComponent(functionbar));
  }
  catch(e) {
	 processerror(e + 'Error in forward link function.');
  };
};