<!--
/**
  * This function trims the leading and trailing blanks from a string and
  * returns the resulting string.
  */
function trim(pString)
{
	//alert("inside Trim");
   if (pString != null)
   {
      while (pString.length > 0)
      {
         if (pString.charAt(0) == ' ') pString = pString.substr(1,pString.length - 1);
         else break;
      }
      while (pString.length > 0)
      {
         if (pString.charAt(pString.length - 1) == ' ') pString = pString.substr(0,pString.length - 1);
         else break;
      }
   }
   return pString;
}
-->