function write_select()
{
	var sel = arguments[0];
	var i;

	for (i = 1; i < arguments.length; i += 2) {
		var v = arguments[i];
		var n = arguments[i+1];
		var sel_tag = (sel == v) ? " selected" : "";
		document.writeln
			('<option value="' + v + '"' + sel_tag + '>' + n + '</option>');
	}
}


function submit_search_form() {
	var search_term=document.search_form.search_term.value;
	if (search_term.length<3) {
		alert("Please enter a minimum of 3 characters");
		return false;
	} else {
		return true;
	}
}

function get_cookie(Name) {
	var search = Name + "="
	var returnvalue = "";
	if (document.cookie.length > 0) {
		offset = document.cookie.indexOf(search)
		if (offset != -1) {
			offset += search.length
			end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", offset);
			if (end == -1) end = document.cookie.length;
			returnvalue=unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, end))
		}
	}
	return returnvalue;
}

function getNSelnsFromCookie() {
	var cookie = get_cookie("BSQBETLEG");
	if(cookie == null) {
		return 0;
	}
	var leg = cookie.split("|");
		if(leg.length % 10 != 0) {
		return 0;
	} else {
		return leg.length/10;
	}
}

function updateNSelnsTxt() {
	var elem   = document.getElementById('BetSlipButtonTxtBox');
	if (!elem) {
		return;
	}
	var nselns = getNSelnsFromCookie();
	if (nselns == 1) {
		elem.value = nselns + ' selection';
	} else {
		elem.value = nselns + ' selections';
	}
	setTimeout(updateNSelnsTxt,500)
}

function click_diary_event(ob_url, action) {
	if (bet_loc) {
		document.location.href= bet_loc + '?' + action;
	} else {
		document.location.href= ob_url + '?' + action;
	}

	return false;
}