function checkAll()
         {
            var authorValue = document.SearchAllForm.author.value;
            var titleValue = document.SearchAllForm.title.value;
            var subjectValue = document.SearchAllForm.subject.value;
            var placeValue = document.SearchAllForm.place.value;
            var lessonTopic = document.SearchAllForm.lessontopic.selectedIndex;
            var recipeTopic = document.SearchAllForm.recipetopic.selectedIndex;
            /*added search fields*/
            var companyName = document.SearchAllForm.companyName.value;
            var productValue = document.SearchAllForm.product.value;
            var sloganValue = document.SearchAllForm.slogan.value;
            var locationValue = document.SearchAllForm.location.value;
            var typeValue = document.SearchAllForm.type.value;
            var creatorValue = document.SearchAllForm.creator.value;

            if(authorValue != "" || titleValue != "" || subjectValue != "" || placeValue != "" || lessonTopic != 0 ||  recipeTopic != 0 ||
            	companyName != "" || productValue != "" || sloganValue != "" || locationValue != "" || typeValue != "" || creatorValue != "")
            {
               var Advertisements = document.SearchAllForm.searchAdvertisements.checked;
               var Announcements = document.SearchAllForm.searchAnnouncements.checked;
               var article = document.SearchAllForm.searcharticles.checked;
               var Editorials = document.SearchAllForm.searchEditorials.checked;
               var fiction = document.SearchAllForm.searchfiction.checked;
               var happenings = document.SearchAllForm.searchhappenings.checked;
               var Images = document.SearchAllForm.searchImages.checked;
               var lesson = document.SearchAllForm.searchlesson.checked;
               var notes = document.SearchAllForm.searchnotes.checked;
               var plays = document.SearchAllForm.searchplays.checked;
               var poetry = document.SearchAllForm.searchpoetry.checked;
               var recipes = document.SearchAllForm.searchrecipes.checked;

               if(Advertisements != "" || Announcements != "" || article != "" || Editorials != "" || fiction != "" ||
               	  happenings != "" || Images != "" || lesson != "" || notes != "" || plays != "" || poetry != "" || recipes != "")
               {
                  return(true);
               }
               else
               {
                  alert("Please select a database to search before continuing.");
                  return(false);
               }
            }
            else
            {
               alert("Please enter terms to search for!");
               return(false);
            }
         }


         function selectAll(userChoice)
         {
         	document.SearchAllForm.searchAdvertisements.checked = userChoice;
         	document.SearchAllForm.searchAnnouncements.checked = userChoice;
            document.SearchAllForm.searcharticles.checked = userChoice;
            document.SearchAllForm.searchEditorials.checked = userChoice;
            document.SearchAllForm.searchfiction.checked = userChoice;
            document.SearchAllForm.searchhappenings.checked = userChoice;
            document.SearchAllForm.searchImages.checked = userChoice;
            document.SearchAllForm.searchlesson.checked = userChoice;
            document.SearchAllForm.searchnotes.checked = userChoice;
            document.SearchAllForm.searchplays.checked = userChoice;
            document.SearchAllForm.searchpoetry.checked = userChoice;
            document.SearchAllForm.searchrecipes.checked = userChoice;
         }

         function openWin(url)
         {
            newWin = window.open(url,'newWin','resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,menubar=yes,location=yes,width=500,height=500');
            newWin.opener = self;
            newWin.focus();
         }

         function openAuthWindow(theURL,winName,features)
         {
            window.open(theURL,winName,features);
         }