function getLoginStatusMessage()
{
  var result = "";
 
  var loginurl = location.href;
 


  if(loginurl.match(/\?error/))
  {
    result += "The username and/or password you entered do not match our records. ";
    result += "If you have forgotten your username or password, please contact your ";
    result += "administrator or Trimble Customer Support.";
  }
    

  if(loginurl.match(/\?expired/))
  {
    result += "Your login session already expired.<br>";
    result += "Please sign in again.<br>";
  }

 
  return result;


}


 

function trim(str)
{
  if (str == null) {
    return "";
  }

  if(str == "")
  {
    return str;
  }
    return (str.replace(/^\s*/, "")).replace(/\s*$/, "");
}


function createCookie(name,value,days) {
	if (days) {
		var date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
		var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	}
	else var expires = "";
	document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
}

function readCookie(name) {
	var nameEQ = name + "=";
	var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
	for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
		var c = ca[i];
		while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
		if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
	}
	return null;
}

function eraseCookie(name) {
	createCookie(name,"",-1);
}



    function writit(text,id)
    {
    var x;
    var text2;

    if (document.getElementById)
    {
    	x = document.getElementById(id);
    	x.innerHTML = '';
    	x.innerHTML = text;
    }
    else if (document.all)
    {
    	x = document.all[id];
    	x.innerHTML = text;
    }
    else if (document.layers)
    {
    	x = document.layers[id];
    	text2 = '<P>' + text + '</P>';
    	x.document.open();
    	x.document.write(text2);
    	x.document.close();
    }
}