function trim(stringToTrim) {
    return stringToTrim.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, "");
}
function InStr(strSearch, charSearchFor, iStartPos)//start pos is 0 based
{
    for (i = iStartPos; i < strSearch.length; i++) {
        if (charSearchFor == Mid(strSearch, i, 1)) {
            return i;
        }
    }
    return -1;
}
function Mid(str, start, len) {
    // Make sure start and len are within proper bounds
    if (start < 0 || len < 0) return "";
    var iEnd, iLen = String(str).length;
    if (start + len > iLen)
        iEnd = iLen;
    else
        iEnd = start + len;
    return String(str).substring(start, iEnd);
}