function trim(m) {

         m = m.replace(/^[\s]+/,'').replace(/[\s]+$/,'').replace(/[\s]{2,}/,' ');
         return m;

}

function validateInput(input,location) {
         var input = document.getElementById(input);
         var trimmedInput = trim(input.value);
         if (trimmedInput.length >0 ) {
             
             window.location=location+'?'+input.id+'='+trimmedInput;
         }
         else {
              
              return false;
         }
}