function ignoreSpaces(string) 
{
	var temp = "";
	string = '' + string;
	splitstring = string.split(" ");
	for(i = 0; i < splitstring.length; i++)
	temp += splitstring[i];
	return temp;
}

function ListSubmit()
{
	if ((document.searchForm.searchParam.value == "") || (ignoreSpaces(document.searchForm.searchParam.value) == ""))
	{
		alert('Please enter a value before searching.');
		document.searchForm.searchParam.focus();
		return false;
	}
	else
	{
		return true;
	}
}