//
function URLInsert(abURL) {
      opts = "resizable=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,width=500,height=300";
     popupWin=window.open( abURL,'abW', opts);
}
// opw opens a popup help window of a specific width and height.  If the window is already open, it brings it to the front
var feat = "resizable=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,scrollbars=yes,status=no";
var mw;
var cw=0;
function opw(url,w,h) {
feat += ",width=" + w + ",height=" + h;
if(mw != null && !mw.closed) mw.close();
mw = null;
cw++;
mw=window.open(url,"nm"+cw,feat);
mw.focus();
return false;
}
// ops opens a popup shop window of a specific width and height.  If the window is already open, it brings it to the front
var feats = "width=790,height=500,resizable=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,directories=no,location=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes";
var sw;
var cs=0;
function ops(url) {
if(sw != null && !sw.closed) sw.close();
sw = null;
cs++;
sw=window.open(url,"nm"+cs,feats);
sw.focus();
return false;
}
// these two functions used in the ideas frameset top frame to get field value and open a single category view in the bottom frame
function getviewstring(){
var f=document.forms[0];
var sindex =
f.LinkCategory.options[f.LinkCategory.selectedIndex].text;
return ("LinkCategory?openview&restricttocategory="+sindex);
}
function linkidea(){
window.parent.ideasbot.location.href=getviewstring();
}