function launchPageToURL(URL)
      {
         //var URL = document.getElementById('website').value;
         
         if (URL)
         {
            //var i = URL.indexOf("http://");
            //if (i == -1)
            //{
               URL = "http://" + URL;
            //}
            window.open (URL,"mywindow");
         }
      }





/************************** NEW VALIDATION FUNCTIONS **************************/



/* PHONE NUMBER VALIDATION */
function checkPhoneNumber(id)
{
  var objTXT = document.getElementById(id);
	str = objTXT.value;
	if(str)
	{
		str = str.replace(/[^\d]/g, "");
		if (str.length == 10)
		{
			objTXT.value = str.substring(0,3) + "-" + str.substring(3,6) + "-" + str.substring(6);
			objTXT.className = 'TextBoxNormal';
			return true;
		}
		else
		{
			objTXT.className = 'TextBoxError';
			return false;
		}
	}
	else
	{
		objTXT.className = 'TextBoxNormal';
		return true;
	}
}

/* REQUIRED TEXTBOX */
function checkRequiredTextBox(id)
{
	var objTXT = document.getElementById(id);
	str = trimString(objTXT.value);

	if (str==null||str=="")
  {
		objTXT.className = 'TextBoxError';
		return false;
	}
  else
	{
		objTXT.className = 'TextBoxNormal';
		return true;
	}
}

/* REQUIRED DDL */
function checkRequiredDDL(id)
{
	var objDLL = document.getElementById(id);
	index = trimString(objDLL.value);

	if (index==0)
  {
		objDLL.className = 'DDLError';
		return false;
	}
  else
	{
		objDLL.className = 'DDLNormal';
		return true;
	}
}