// Piers Caswell - Digital-zest.com

function checkSearchForm() {
    var ourResult = true;
	var alertColour = "#feb780";
	
    var search_string = document.search_form.u_search;

	var fmsg = "";
	
	
       		if (search_string.value == "" || search_string.value.length < 2 || search_string.value == "Keyword(s)")
			{
			fmsg = fmsg + '* Please enter a valid search query \n';
			search_string.focus();
			search_string.select();
			document.getElementById('u_search').style.backgroundColor=alertColour;
			ourResult = false;   
			}
	
			if(ourResult == false){
              alert(fmsg);
			  return false
             }else{
			  return true;
             }
}