//Retorna o valor de uma campo desiginado.
function getFieldValue(field)
{
   switch(field.type)
   {
      case "text" :
      case "textarea" :
      case "password" :
      case "hidden" :
         return field.value;
      case "select-one" :
         var i = field.selectedIndex;
         if (i == -1)   return "";
         else   return (field.options[i].value == "") ? field.options[i].text : field.options[i].value;
      case "select-multiple" :
         var allChecked = new Array();
         for(i = 0; i < field.options.length; i++)
            if(field.options[i].selected)
               allChecked[allChecked.length] = (field.options[i].value == "") ? field.options[i].text : field.options[i].value;
         return allChecked;
      case "button" :
      case "reset" :
      case "submit" :
         return "";
      case "radio" :
      case "checkbox" :
         if (field.checked) { return field.value; } else { return ""; }
      default :
         if(field[0].type == "radio")
         {
            for (i = 0; i < field.length; i++)
               if (field[i].checked)
                  return field[i].value;
            return "";
         }
         else if(field[0].type == "checkbox")
         {
            var allChecked = new Array();
            for(i = 0; i < field.length; i++)
               if(field[i].checked)
                  allChecked[allChecked.length] = field[i].value;
            return allChecked;
         }
         else
            var str = "";
            for (x in field) { str += x + "\n"; }
            alert("I couldn't figure out what type this field is...\n\n" + field.name + ": ???\n\n\n" + str + "\n\nlength = " + field.length);
         break;
   }
   
   return "";
}
function echeck(str) {
	emailRE = new RegExp("^([a-zA-Z0-9_\.\-])+\@(([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+\.)+([a-zA-Z0-9]{2,4})+$");
	return emailRE.test(str)
}
//Abrir nova janela.
function nova_jan(newwindow) {
	var desktop = window.open(newwindow,'new_window','toolbar=yes,location=yes,directories=yes,status=yes,scrollbars=yes,menubar=yes,resizable=yes');
}
//Retorna a url passada por parāmetro
function getURLParam(strParamName){
  var strReturn = "";
  var strHref = window.location.href;
  if ( strHref.indexOf("?") > -1 ){
    var strQueryString = strHref.substr(strHref.indexOf("?")).toLowerCase();
    var aQueryString = strQueryString.split("&");
    for ( var iParam = 0; iParam < aQueryString.length; iParam++ ){
      if ( aQueryString[iParam].indexOf(strParamName.toLowerCase() + "=") > -1 ){
        var aParam = aQueryString[iParam].split("=");
        strReturn = aParam[1];
        break;
      }
    }
  }
  return unescape(strReturn);
}