// masthead weather ************************************************************
// IMPORTANT: this code should be included into the page BEFORE the weather js file
//var dontdrawzonew=true;
function masthead_weather() {
	
}
// end masthead weather ********************************************************

function searchFormSubmit(form) {

     if (form.aff.value == 'archives' || form.aff[1].checked == true) {

         window.location = "http://www.newslibrary.com/nlsearch.asp?search_mode=all&action=search&date_mode=year&year=last+180+days&sort=d%3Ah&nitems=10&region=co&dbquery=" + form.keywords.value;
             return false;
   
     } 
     else if (form.aff[2].checked == true || form.aff.value == 'web') {
         var encoded_keywords = encodeURIComponent(form.keywords.value);
         var section_num = '102';
         var url_version = 'ysr';
         var params = 'product=Yahoo%2COverture&' +
                      'collection=WEB&' +
                      'live_template=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.charlotte.com%2F' + section_num + '%2Fv-' + url_version + '%2Findex.html&' + 
                      'error_template=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.charlotte.com%2F' + section_num + '%2Fv-yerr%2Findex.html&' +
                      'preview_template=http%3A%2F%2Fpreview.charlotteobserver.com%2F' + section_num + '%2Fv-' + url_version + '%2Findex.html&' +
                      'results_per_page=10' +
		      '&prop_related=1&prop_dym=1';
         window.location = "http://search.charlotteobserver.com/search-bin/search.pl.cgi?sf_Keywords=" + encoded_keywords + '&' + params;

         return false;
     }

     return true;
 }
// getParams *******************************************************************
function getParams(params) {
   var Params = new Object ();
   if ( ! params ) return Params; // return empty object
   var Pairs = params.split(/[;&]/);
   for ( var i = 0; i < Pairs.length; i++ ) {
      var KeyVal = Pairs[i].split('=');
      if ( ! KeyVal || KeyVal.length != 2 ) continue;
      var key = unescape( KeyVal[0] );
      var val = unescape( KeyVal[1] );
      val = val.replace(/\+/g, ' ');
      Params[key] = val;
   }
   return Params;

}
// end getParams *****************************************************************



/* search **********************************************************************
function searchFormSubmit(form) {
        if (form.aff.value == 'archives' || form.aff[1].checked == true) {
                // this address needs to be changed once search is set up
                window.location = "http://www.newslibrary.com/nlsearch.asp?search_mode=all&action=search&date_mode=year&year=last+180+days&sort=d%3Ah&nitems=10&region=co&dbquery=" + form.keywords.value;
                return false;
        } else if (form.aff[2].checked == true) {
		window.location = "http://www.charlotte.com/cgi-bin/mi/overture/overture.pl?Keywords=" + form.keywords.value;
		return false;
	}
        return true;
}
// end search ******************************************************************
*/


function today_string() {
	// dependant on date functions defined in mi-utilities.js
	var today = new Date();
	return today.getDayString()+', '+today.getMonthString()+' '+today.getDate()+', '+today.getFullYear();
}

// Poll Jaascript to check if you've already voted or not **********************
function checkPoll(pollID) {
  if (getCookie('poll-' + pollID)) {
    alert("You have already voted on this poll.");
    return false;
  }
  else {
    var expireDate = new Date();
    expireDate.setDate(expireDate.getDate()+2);
    setCookie('poll-' + pollID, "true", expireDate);
    return true;
  }
}