bSearchEntered = false;

function isEmpty(obj) {
    if(obj == null || obj.value.length == 0) {
	return true;
    }
}
function errorFormSubmit(){
	sStr = document.forms['error_search_form'].error_search_box.value;
	formSubmit(true, sStr, document.forms['error_search_form']);	
}

function formSubmit(doSearch, sSearchStr,  oForm) {
    var doSearchFld = document.forms['formSony'].doSearch;  
    if(arguments.length == 1){
    	var searchTermFld = document.forms['formSony'].st;
	    if(!bSearchEntered || (doSearch && isEmpty(searchTermFld))) {
			alert("Please enter a search term and then click the GO button.")
			return;
	    }
		if(!isEmpty(searchTermFld)) {
			doSearchFld.value = true;
		}
		document.forms['formSony'].submit();
    }else if(arguments.length == 2){
    	oForm = document.forms['formSony'];
    	if(sSearchStr.length == 0){
    		alert("Please enter a search term and then click the GO button.")
			return;
    	}
    	oForm.st.value = sSearchStr;
    	oForm.submit();
    }else{
    	oForm.st.value = sSearchStr;
    	oForm.submit();
    }
}
	
function validForm(passForm) 
{
	if (passForm.st.value == "") 
	{
		return false;
	}
	return true;
}