function checkSearch() {
		var fn = document.frmsearch;
		
		if(FilterPattern('HAN',fn.query.value)){
			return false;
		}
		if(wordFilter(fn.query.value, 'I')){
			return false;
		}
		if(fn.query.value == "" || fn.query.value.length < 2) {
			alert(str_search_text_short);
			fn.query.value="";
			fn.query.focus();
			return false;
		}
		fn.sort_field.value = "MEMBER_CNT";
		return true;
		//fn.submit();
	}

	function isBlank(val) {
		if (val.split(" ").join("") == "") {
			return true;
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	}
	
	function chkNull(obj) {
		switch (obj.type) {
			
			// text, password, file, textarea
			case "text" :
			case "password" :
			case "file" :
			case "textarea" :
			case "hidden" :
			if (isBlank(obj.value)) {
				return false;
			} else {
				return true;
			}
			break;
			
			// checkbox
			case "checkbox" :
			if (!obj.checked) {
				return false;
			} else {
				return true;
			}
			break;
			
			// radiobutton
			case "radio" :
			var obj_len = obj.length;
			for (i=0; i < obj_len; i++) {
				if (obj[i].checked == true) {
					return false;
				}
			}
			if (i == obj_len) {
				return true;
			}
			break;
		}
		
		// select list
		if (obj.type.indexOf("select") != -1) {
			if (obj.options[obj.selectedIndex].value == 0 || obj.options[obj.selectedIndex].value == "") {
				return false;
			} else {
				return true;
			}
		}
		return true;
	}

	function chkLen(obj, minSize, maxSize) {
		if (minSize > maxSize) {
			alert(str_msg_incorrect_range_length + obj.name);
			return false;
		}
		
		var objval_len = obj.value.length;
		var temp;
		
		for(i = 0; i < objval_len; i++) {
			temp = obj.value.charAt(i);
			if(escape(temp).length > 4) objval_len++;
		}
		
		if ((objval_len < minSize) || (objval_len > maxSize)) {
			return false;
		} else {
			return true;
		}
	}

	function chkObj(obj, chk_result, msg) {
		switch (chk_result) {
			case true :
				return true;
			case false :
				obj.focus();
				alert(msg);
				return false;
			default :
				return false;
		}
	}
	
	// checks for < char
	function checkTag(fn,obj) {
		fnform = document.fn;
		fnformobj = fnform.obj;
		tt=fnformobj.value;
		tchk=tt.indexOf("<",0);
		if (tchk >= 0) {
			alert(str_msg_check_clubname);
			fnformobj.value="";
			fnformobj.focus();
		}
	}