function popWindow(location, name, height, width, type, description){
		var popWin = window.open(location, name, "status=no,scrollbars=yes,menubar=no,resizable=yes,height="+height+",width="+width);
}

function formatDate(dayName, dayNum, monthNum, yearNum){
	try{
		var weekday, day, month, year;
		var daysSuffix = ["st", "nd", "rd", "th", "th", "th", "th", // 1st - 7th
				"th", "th", "th", "th", "th", "th", "th", // 8th - 14th
				"th", "th", "th", "th", "th", "th", "st", // 15th - 21st
				"nd", "rd", "th", "th", "th", "th", "th", // 22nd - 28th
				"th", "th", "st"];                        // 29th - 31st
		if(dayName==undefined || dayNum==undefined || monthNum == undefined || year == undefined){
			var todaysDate=new Date();
			var days=new Array("Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday","Sunday");
			var months=new Array("January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December");
	       		weekday = days[todaysDate.getDay()];
			day = todaysDate.getDate();
			month = months[todaysDate.getMonth()];
			year = todaysDate.getYear();
			if (year < 1000) year+=1900
		} else {
	        weekday = dayName;
			day = dayNum;
			month = monthNum;
			year = yearNum;
		}

		day = day+daysSuffix[day-1];
		month = month.substring(0,3);
		document.write(weekday+", "+day+" "+month+" "+year);
	}catch(e){
	        //don't die!
	}
}
	
function fade(elementId, boolFade){
	try{
		if (boolFade){
			document.getElementById(elementId).style.filter="alpha(opacity=65)";
			document.getElementById(elementId).style.opacity="0.65";
		} else {
			document.getElementById(elementId).style.filter="alpha(opacity=100)";
			document.getElementById(elementId).style.opacity="1.0";
		}
	}catch(e){
		//don't die!
	}
}

function replaceDefaultSearchTerm(value){
	if(value==' Search This Site...' || value == '* Enter search term here *')
		document.searchForm.query.value='';
}

function checkSearchTerm(){
	if(document.searchForm.query.value == ' Search This Site...'){
		document.searchForm.query.value = '* Enter search term here *';
		alert('Enter some text to search for, then click GO');
		return false;
	} else if (document.searchForm.query.value == '* Enter search term here *'){
		document.location = '/bbkblink.asp?t=main';
		return false;
	}
	return true;
}

function createEmailAddress(addy){
var address = addy;
var domain = "eircom";
var tld = "net";
return address+"@"+domain+"."+tld;
}