function runFlash(path, width, height) {
    document.write('<object id="id' + (new Date()).getTime()+'" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0" align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"  width="' + width + '" height="' + height + '">\n');
    document.write('<param name="movie" value="' + path + '" />\n');
    document.write('<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />\n');
    document.write('<param name="quality" value="high" />\n');
    document.write('<embed src="' + path + '" width="' + width + '" height="' + height + '"></embed>\n');
    document.write('</object>\n');
}

function fadeArea(vis, options) {

    var options = options || {};
    var zindex = options.zindex || 50;
    var opacity = options.opacity || 70;
    var opaque = (opacity / 100);
    var bgcolor = options.bgcolor || '#000000';
    var darkElementId;
    if (options.darkElementId != null) {
        darkElementId = options.darkElementId;
    } else {
        darkElementId = 'body';
    }
    var dark = document.getElementById('darkenScreenObject');
    if (!dark) {
        var tbody = document.getElementById(darkElementId);
        var tnode = document.createElement('div');
        tnode.style.position = 'absolute';
        var coors = findPos(tbody);
        tnode.style.top = coors[1] + 'px';
        tnode.style.left = coors[0] + 'px';
        tnode.style.overflow = 'hidden';
        tnode.style.display = 'none';
        tnode.id = 'darkenScreenObject';
        tbody.appendChild(tnode);
        dark = document.getElementById('darkenScreenObject');
    }
    if (vis) {
        if (document.body && (document.body.scrollWidth || document.body.scrollHeight)) {
            var pageWidth = document.body.scrollWidth + 'px';


            var pageHeight = document.body.scrollHeight + 'px';
            //}

        } else if (document.body.offsetWidth) {
            var pageWidth = document.body.offsetWidth + 'px';
            var pageHeight = document.body.offsetHeight + 'px';
        } else {
            var pageWidth = '100%';
            var pageHeight = '100%';
        }
        dark.style.opacity = opaque;
        dark.style.MozOpacity = opaque;
        dark.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=' + opacity + ')';
        dark.style.zIndex = zindex;
        dark.style.backgroundColor = bgcolor;

        dark.style.width = document.getElementById(darkElementId).offsetWidth + 1 + 'px';
        if (getInternetExplorerVersion() === -1) {
            dark.style.height = document.getElementById(darkElementId).offsetHeight + 1 + 'px';
        } else {
            dark.style.height = document.getElementById(darkElementId).offsetHeight - 25 + 'px';
        }

        dark.style.display = 'block';
    } else {
        dark.style.display = 'none';
    }
}

function findPos(obj)
{
    var curleft = curtop = 0;
    if (obj.offsetParent) {
        curleft = obj.offsetLeft;
        curtop = obj.offsetTop;
        while (obj = obj.offsetParent) {
            curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
            curtop += obj.offsetTop;
        }
    }
    return[curleft,curtop];
}

function overlayDropDown(value)
{
    if (document.all)
        if (document.all.selectSearch)
            if (document.all.selectSearch.filters)
            {
                if (value) {
                    document.all.selectSearch.filters["revealTrans"].apply();
                    document.all.section.style.display = "none";
                } else {
                    document.all.selectSearch.filters["revealTrans"].enabled = false;
                    document.all.section.style.display = "block";
                }
            }
}
var aniLoop = 0;
function displayMessage(message, aniDiv) {
    var dotsNum = aniLoop % 4;
    var dots = "";
    for (i = 0; i < dotsNum; i++) {
        dots += ".";
    }
    searchAni = document.getElementById(aniDiv);
    searchAni.innerHTML = "<p style='font-weight:bold; font-size: 16pt; padding-left:190px; padding-top: 25px;color: black;'>" + message + dots + "</p>";
    aniLoop++;
}

function startSearchLogo(aniContainer) {
    var tbody = document.getElementById(aniContainer);
    var tnode = document.createElement('div');
    tnode.style.position = 'absolute';
    var coors = findPos(tbody);
    tnode.style.top = coors[1] + 'px';
    tnode.style.left = coors[0] + 'px';
    tnode.style.overflow = 'hidden';
    tnode.style.display = 'block';
    tnode.id = 'searchAniDiv';
    tnode.style.zIndex = 50;
    tbody.appendChild(tnode);
    var func = "displayMessage('Searching','searchAniDiv');";
    setInterval(func, 400);
}

var lock = false;
function startSearch() {
    if (!lock) {
        lock = true;
        document.getElementById('submitBtn').focus();
        overlayDropDown(true);
        fadeArea(true, {'opacity':'70','bgcolor':'#fff','zindex':'25','darkElementId':'search_form_container'});
        startSearchLogo('search_form_container');
    }
}
function uncache(url) {
    var d = new Date();
    return url + ((url.indexOf("?") != -1) ? "&" : "?") + 'time=' + d.getTime();
}

function getInternetExplorerVersion()
    // Returns the version of Windows Internet Explorer or a -1
    // (indicating the use of another browser).
{
    var rv = -1; // Return value assumes failure.
    if (navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer')
    {
        var ua = navigator.userAgent;
        var re = new RegExp("MSIE ([0-9]{1,}[\.0-9]{0,})");
        if (re.exec(ua) != null)
            rv = parseFloat(RegExp.$1);
    }
    return rv;
}

function openFAQ() {
    window.open('/search/searchfaq.jsp');
    return false;
}

/**
 * Useful function for busting IE cache.  This
 * just returns a random number - the current
 * time in millis.
 */
function bustCache() {
    var date = new Date();
    return date.getMilliseconds() + Math.random();
}

function searchBtnSol() {
   if(document.getElementById('searchTerm').value == "item, part, manufacturer") {
       document.getElementById('searchTerm').value = "";
   }
   if(document.getElementById('location').value == "optional town, postcode") {
       document.getElementById('location').value = "";
   }
 }    

