// adds descriptive text to the search box
function setSearchPrompt(sText, element, sColor) {
    if (element.value == '') {
        element.value = sText;
        element.style.color = sColor;
    }
}

// clears text in the search box
function clearSearchPrompt(sText, element, sColor) {
    if (element.value == sText) {
        element.value = '';
    }
    element.style.color = sColor;
}

// causes form submission to paypal instead of asp.net postback
function submitToPaypal() {
    document.forms[0].action = 'https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr';
    document.forms[0].submit();
}