// global parameters
var helpWindow

// alert ("inside security.js")

//
// help window
//
function helpMe()
{
if (!helpWindow || helpWindow.closed)
	{
	helpWindow=window.open("http://www.aemma.org/help/secureManuscriptHelp.htm","helpWin_eClass","toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,height=400,width=350")
	}
else
	{
	// choosing help window already opened; bring it into focus
	helpWindow.focus()
	}
} // end of function: helpMe

//
// cancelMe window - bring up the library listing page
//
function cancelMe()
{
top.location= "http://www.aemma.org/library_top.htm";
} // end of function: cancelMe


//
// isEmpty - checks for incoming empty strings
//
function isEmpty(inputStr)
{
if (inputStr == null || inputStr == "")
	{
	return true
	}
else
	{
	return false
	}
} // end of function: isEmpty


//
// when the browser changes the quantity or frequency, make the appropriate changes to values
// verify that all fields have entries
//
function enterMe(form)
{
var userID	= form.userID.value
var password1	= form.password1.value
//var password2	= form.password2.value
passOK	= 0

//form.accessDate.value = getToday()

//
// password check should there be a userID entered
//
if (!isEmpty(userID))
	{
//	alert("userID not empty")
	if (!isEmpty(password1))
		{
//		alert("password1 not empty")
//		alert("passOK assigned value of 1")
		passOK = 1
		}
	else
		{
		alert ("You have not entered a password!  In order to proceed with accessing the online library material, you must enter a password and confirmation password along with your user ID.")
		}
	}
else
	{
	//	alert("inside enterMe")
	// check for password entries and check if userID entered	
	if (!isEmpty(password1))
		{
		alert("You have entered a password, but no user ID!  Please enter a userID, or delete your password entry.")
		}
	else
		{
		alert("You have not entered a user ID nor password! Please try again.")
		}
	}

//
// continue with validation of captured userID and passwords - send it off to CGI
// to compare against security file contents
//
if (passOK == 1)
	{
	// submit the entry
//	alert("about to invoke idCheck.cgi")
//	form.action = "http://www.aemma.org/cgi-bin/security/idCheck.cgi"
	form.action = "http://aemma.netfirms.com/cgi-bin/security/library/idCheckLibrary.cgi"
	return true
	}
else
	{
	return false
	}
	
} // end of function: enterMe