function checkBlank()
{
	var sString = document.Form1.q.value

	if (sString == "")
	{
		alert("Cannot search on a blank.");
		return false;
	}
	return true;
}

function searchForm()
{
	if (checkBlank())
		{
		location.href='http://find.ohio.gov/search?q=' + document.Form1.q.value + '&btnG=Search&site=DNR&client=ohio_gov&proxystylesheet=ohio_gov&output=xml_no_dtd';
		}
}

function toggleLayer(whichLayer)
{
	if (document.getElementById)
	{
		// this is the way the standards work
		var style2 = document.getElementById(whichLayer).style;
		style2.display = (style2.display == "block" ? "none":"block");
	}
	else if (document.all)
	{
		// this is the way old msie versions work
		var style2 = document.all[whichLayer].style;
		style2.display = (style2.display == "block" ? "none":"block");
	}
	else if (document.layers)
	{
		// this is the way nn4 works
		var style2 = document.layers[whichLayer].style;
		style2.display = (style2.display == "block" ? "none":"block");
	}
}

function isLayerShowing(whichLayer)
{
	if (document.getElementById)
	{
		// this is the way the standards work
		var style2 = document.getElementById(whichLayer).style;
		return (style2.display == "block");
	}
	else if (document.all)
	{
		// this is the way old msie versions work
		var style2 = document.all[whichLayer].style;
		return (style2.display == "block");
	}
	else if (document.layers)
	{
		// this is the way nn4 works
		var style2 = document.layers[whichLayer].style;
		return (style2.display == "block");
	}

}

function showhideLayer(whichLayer, blShowLayer)
{
	var styledisplay = "none";
	
	if (blShowLayer)
		{
		styledisplay = "block";
		}
	if (document.getElementById)
	{
		// this is the way the standards work
		var style2 = document.getElementById(whichLayer).style;
		style2.display = styledisplay;
	}
	else if (document.all)
	{
		// this is the way old msie versions work
		var style2 = document.all[whichLayer].style;
		style2.display = styledisplay;
	}
	else if (document.layers)
	{
		// this is the way nn4 works
		var style2 = document.layers[whichLayer].style;
		style2.display = styledisplay;
	}
}

function $()
 {
  var elements = new Array();

  for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
    var element = arguments[i];
    if (typeof element == 'string')
      element = document.getElementById(element);

    if (arguments.length == 1)
      return element;

    elements.push(element);
  }

  return elements;
}