function whiteout(objectID){
  objectID.style.background="#ffffff";
};
function whiteout2(objectID){
  document.getElementById(objectID).style.background="#ffffff";
};


function trim(stringToTrim) {
 return stringToTrim.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,"");
}

function resetCSS(idtoreset) {
   $(idtoreset).css({"background-color":"#fff","border":"solid 1px #999"});
}

function warnCSS(idtoreset) {
   $(idtoreset).css({"background-color":"#ffd","border":"solid 1px #c00"});
}

function addexc(){
  $(".formerror").prepend("<span class='excpt'><img src='images/exclamation.gif' style='vertical-align:middle' /></span>");
}