function showFlashMessage( type, message)
{		
	var flashMessageHtml = '<div class="flashmsg"><table><tr><td align="center" valign="top" width="40"><img src="images/acpopup/icon_' + type + '.png" alt="" align="absmiddle" class="flashmsg-icon" /></td><td><div class="' + type + '" style="padding-top: 4px;">' + message + '</div></td></tr></table>';
	flashMessageHtml += '<div class="button"><input type="button" value="OK" class="button" style="padding: 0 2px;" onClick="hideAcPopup();" /></div></div>';
	showAcPopup({content: flashMessageHtml});
	//alert($("td.top").height());
}

function validate_email(email)
{
	var filter = /^([a-zA-Z0-9_\.\-])+\@(([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+\.)+([a-zA-Z0-9]{2,4})+$/;
	if (filter.test(email)) 
	{
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}

function trim(str) {
    return str.replace(/(^[\s\xA0]+|[\s\xA0]+$)/g, '');
}