function search_submit()   
{
	if (validateText(document.searchForm.department.value,"department","Department.") == false)
	{
		return false;
	}
	if (validateText(document.searchForm.category.value,"category","Category.") == false)
	{
		return false;
	}
   	   
} 


// this function is for validating reference name.
function validateText(myvalue,focusStr,myname)
{   
    
	ret=true;
    if (myvalue.length == 0)        
	{
		alert(" Please select the "+myname );
		eval('document.searchForm.'+ focusStr + '.focus()');
		return false;
	}	
	if (myvalue.charAt(0) == ' ')   
	{
		alert("Initial spaces are not allowed in " + myname);
		eval('document.searchForm.'+ focusStr + '.focus()');
		return false;
	}
	if (myvalue.indexOf(" ")>0)
      {
            alert("Spaces not allowed in" + myname);
            eval( 'document.searchForm.'+ focusStr + '.focus()');
            return false;   
	  }

	return ret;
}