// Processing for "quick data search" on DADDI pages. Connects to ORNL
// Mercury search.
function validateSearch(){
// Make sure there is a search item
    var truth = true;
    searchForm = document.dataSearch;
        
    if(searchForm.term1.value == ""){
        alert("Please enter a search term in the 'Quick Data Search' field.");
        truth = false;
    }
    else {
        term1 = searchForm.term1.value;
        var reNoLF = /[\f\r\n]/g;
        term1 = term1.replace(reNoLF, "");

        // fill in queryString - escape double quotes for use in Javascript
        var requotes = /"/g;
        searchForm.queryString.value = term1.replace(requotes, "\\\"");
    }         
    return(truth);
}