// 
// some Java Scripts used by the STC portal framework
// 

    /**
     * we use only a query parameter for url's: e.g.: "../myList?myEntry".
     * pass by the href, e.g. as: "href = '<%=ctx.getBaseHREF()%>' + formObj.action"
     */
    function stcUpdateWebList( href, listName ) {
        val = listGetSelectedValue( listName );
        location.href = href + '?' + val;;
    }

    /**
     * get the selected value of a list
     */
    function listGetSelectedValue ( objList ) {
        if ( document.all[objList].selectedIndex == -1 ) return null;
        return document.all[objList].options[document.all[objList].selectedIndex].value;
    }

    
   // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   // windows
   // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * main open function. Note: only this one returns the window reference! All other do not!!
     */
   function openWindow ( url, name, width, height, scrollbar, resizable ) {
      if ( scrollbar == null ) scrollbar = 'no';
      if ( resizable == null ) resizable = 'no';
      var ref = window.open ( url, name, "height=" + height + ",width=" + width + ",resizable=" + resizable + ",dependent=no,scrollbars=" + scrollbar + ",menubar=no,status=yes,toolbar=no" );
      ref.focus();
      return ref;
   }