function ValidateSearch()
{
	var v = document.getElementById('search').value;
	if (v != "") return true;		
	return false;
}

function X_EncodeUTF8(string)
{
	alert(string);
	alert( encodeURIComponent(string));
       try
       {
            return encodeURIComponent(string);
       }
       catch(err)
       {
                try
                {
                       return encodeURI(string);
                }
                catch(err)
                {
                        return (string);
                }
        }
}