function dumpProps(obj, parent) {
   // Go through all the properties of the passed-in object
   for (var i in obj) {
      // if a parent (2nd parameter) was passed in, then use that to
      // build the message. Message includes i (the object's property name)
      // then the object's property value on a new line
      if (parent) { var msg = parent + "." + i + "\n" + obj[i]; } else { var msg = i + "\n" + obj[i]; }
      // Display the message. If the user clicks "OK", then continue. If they
      // click "CANCEL" then quit this level of recursion
      if (!confirm(msg)) { return; }
      // If this property (i) is an object, then recursively process the object
      if (typeof obj[i] == "object") {
         if (parent) { dumpProps(obj[i], parent + "." + i); } else { dumpProps(obj[i], i); }
      }
   }
}

function blockEnter(evt) {
    evt = (evt) ? evt : event;
    var charCode = (evt.charCode) ? evt.charCode :
        ((evt.which) ? evt.which : evt.keyCode);
    if (charCode == 13 || charCode == 3) {
        return false;
    } else {
        return true;
    }
}

// simulateEvent
//
// simulate a user action
//
function simulateEvent(eventType, targetElement) {
    var event;
    targetElement = $(targetElement);

    if (targetElement) {
     // check for IE
     if (window.ActiveXObject) {
         event = document.createEventObject();
         targetElement.fireEvent("on"+eventType,event);
     } else {
         switch (eventType) {
             case "abort":
             case "blur":
             case "change":
             case "error":
             case "focus":
             case "load":
             case "reset":
             case "resize":
             case "scroll":
             case "select":
             case "submit":
             case "unload":
                 event = document.createEvent("HTMLEvents");
                 event.initEvent(eventType, "true", "true");
                 break;
             case "click":
             case "mousedown":
             case "mousemove":
             case "mouseout":
             case "mouseover":
             case "mouseup":
                 event = document.createEvent("MouseEvents");
                 event.initMouseEvent(eventType, true, true, window, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, false, false, false, 0, null);
                 break;
         }
         targetElement.dispatchEvent(event);
     }
    }
};