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function trimChar (inputString, removeChar) {
var returnString = inputString;
 if (removeChar.length) {
  while(''+returnString.charAt(0)==removeChar)
   {
      returnString=returnString.substring(1,returnString.length);
   }
  while(''+returnString.charAt(returnString.length-1)==removeChar)
   {
      returnString=returnString.substring(0,returnString.length-1);
   }
 }
return returnString;
}

function repChar(conversionString,inChar,outChar) {
  var convertedString = conversionString.split(inChar);
  convertedString = convertedString.join(outChar);
  return convertedString;
}

function findObj(theObj, theDoc)
{
  var p, i, foundObj;
  
  if(!theDoc) theDoc = document;
  if( (p = theObj.indexOf("?")) > 0 && parent.frames.length)
  {
    theDoc = parent.frames[theObj.substring(p+1)].document;
    theObj = theObj.substring(0,p);
  }
  if(!(foundObj = theDoc[theObj]) && theDoc.all) foundObj = theDoc.all[theObj];
  for (i=0; !foundObj && i < theDoc.forms.length; i++) 
    foundObj = theDoc.forms[i][theObj];
  for(i=0; !foundObj && theDoc.layers && i < theDoc.layers.length; i++) 
    foundObj = findObj(theObj,theDoc.layers[i].document);
  if(!foundObj && document.getElementById) foundObj = document.getElementById(theObj);
  
  return foundObj;
}

function showHideLayers() { 
  var i, visStr, obj, args = showHideLayers.arguments;
  for (i=0; i<(args.length-2); i+=3) {
    if ((obj = findObj(args[i])) != null) {
      visStr = args[i+2];
      if (obj.style) {
        obj = obj.style;
        if(visStr == 'show') visStr = 'visible';
        else if(visStr == 'hide') visStr = 'hidden';
      }
      obj.visibility = visStr;
    }
  }
}

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