function color_it(field)
{
  field.style.backgroundColor = '#e4def7';

}

function fade_it(field)
	{
	  var fld = field.value;
	  if ( (fld == "") ) 
	    {
	      field.style.backgroundColor = '#edb';
	    }
	  else 
	    {
	      field.style.backgroundColor = '#ead3e1';
	    }
	}

function chg_entry(field)
	{
	  while (field.value.indexOf("\&") != -1)
	    field.value = field.value.substring(0, field.value.indexOf("\&")) + "and" + field.value.substring(field.value.indexOf("\&")+1, field.value.length);
	}

function tidyResponse(obj){
    var wholeEntry = obj.value;
    if (obj.value.indexOf(' ') != -1 && obj.value.indexOf(',') != -1) {
	var myArray = new Array();
	myArray = obj.value.split(',');
	var myHelpBit = myArray[1];
	var myInstruction = myHelpBit.substring(1,10);
	if (myInstruction == 'TYPE HERE'){
	    obj.value = myArray[0] + ',';
	}
    }
}

function remove_blank(id1,id2)
{
  var field1 = document.getElementById(id1);
  var field2 = document.getElementById(id2);
  if (field1.value.indexOf("~") != -1)
    field1.value =  field1.value.substring(0, field1.value.indexOf("~")) + "" + field1.value.substring(field1.value.indexOf("~")+1, field1.value.length);
    field2.value =   field2.value.substring(0, field2.value.indexOf("~")) + "" + field2.value.substring(field2.value.indexOf("~")+1, field2.value.length);
}

function cancel_blank(id1)
{
  var field1 = document.getElementById(id1);
  if (field1.value.indexOf("~") != -1)
    field1.value =  field1.value.substring(0, field1.value.indexOf("~")) + "" + field1.value.substring(field1.value.indexOf("~")+1, field1.value.length);
}