function ReplaceSpaces(strField) {
      var length = strField.length 
        //alert("start length =" + length)
      while (length != 0) 
       {
           if (strField.charAt(0) == " ")
           {
              if (length == 1){
                  strField = ""
                  return strField
                   }
              else
                  {strField =
                   strField.substring(1)
            //       alert("modified strField =" + strField) 
                   length = strField.length
             //      alert("modified length =" + length)
                  } 
           }        
           else {     
               return strField
               }
       }  
       return strField      
}
function RemoveTrailingSpaces(strField) {
              
      var length = strField.length 
   //     alert (strField)
  //      alert("start length =" + length)
      while (length != 0)
      { 
         var NextSpace = strField.lastIndexOf(" ")
     //    alert ("Space found" + NextSpace)
     //    alert ("length " + (strField.length - 1))
         if (NextSpace == -1 ) {
             return strField
             }
         if (NextSpace < (strField.length - 1) ) {
               return strField
             }
              
         strField = strField.substr(0, NextSpace)
     //    alert (strField)
         length = strField.length
      
      }        
      return strField  
     
}
function StripChar(strField, strChar) {
      var length = strField.length 
        //alert("start length =" + length)
      while (length != 0) 
       {
           if (strField.charAt(0) == strChar)
           {
              if (length == 1){
                  strField = ""
                  return strField
                   }
              else
                  {strField =
                   strField.substring(1)
            //       alert("modified strField =" + strField) 
                   length = strField.length
             //      alert("modified length =" + length)
                  } 
           }        
           else {     
               return strField
               }
       }    
       return strField    
}     

    
    
function UpperMe(strField) {
    strField.value = strField.value.toUpperCase()
    return strField
}