function removeCurrency( strValue ) {
/************************************************
DESCRIPTION: Removes currency formatting from
  source string.

PARAMETERS:
  strValue - Source string from which currency formatting
     will be removed;

RETURNS: Source string with commas removed.
*************************************************/
  var objRegExp = /\(/;
  var strMinus = '';

  //check if negative
  if(objRegExp.test(strValue)){
    strMinus = '-';
  }

  objRegExp = /\)|\(|[,]/g;
  strValue = strValue.replace(objRegExp,'');
  if(strValue.indexOf('$') >= 0){
    strValue = strValue.substring(1, strValue.length);
  }
  return strMinus + strValue;
}
function addCurrency(amount)
{
	var i = parseFloat(amount);
	if(isNaN(i)) { i = 0.00; }
	var minus = '';
	if(i < 0) { minus = '-'; }
	i = Math.abs(i);
	i = parseInt((i + .005) * 100);
	i = i / 100;
	s = new String(i);
	if(s.indexOf('.') < 0) { s += '.00'; }
	if(s.indexOf('.') == (s.length - 2)) { s += '0'; }
	s = addCommas(s);
	s = minus + s;
	return '$' + s;
}
function addCommas( strValue ) {
/************************************************
DESCRIPTION: Inserts commas into numeric string.

PARAMETERS:
  strValue - source string containing commas.

RETURNS: String modified with comma grouping if
  source was all numeric, otherwise source is
  returned.

REMARKS: Used with integers or numbers with
  2 or less decimal places.
*************************************************/
  var objRegExp  = new RegExp('(-?[0-9]+)([0-9]{3})');

    //check for match to search criteria
    while(objRegExp.test(strValue)) {
       //replace original string with first group match,
       //a comma, then second group match
       strValue = strValue.replace(objRegExp, '$1,$2');
    }
  return strValue;
}
/* http://www.mattkruse.com/javascript/validations/source.html
*/
function LTrim(str){
	if (str==null){return null;}
	for(var i=0;str.charAt(i)==" ";i++);
	return str.substring(i,str.length);
	}
function RTrim(str){
	if (str==null){return null;}
	for(var i=str.length-1;str.charAt(i)==" ";i--);
	return str.substring(0,i+1);
	}
function Trim(str){return LTrim(RTrim(str));}