function getURLVar(urlVarName) {
        //divide the URL in half at the '?'
        var urlHalves = String(document.location).split('?');
        var urlVarValue = '';
        if(urlHalves[1]){
            //load all the name/value pairs into an array
            var urlVars = urlHalves[1].split('&');
            //loop over the list, and find the specified url variable
            for(i=0; i<=(urlVars.length); i++){
                if(urlVars[i]){
                    //load the name/value pair into an array
                    var urlVarPair = urlVars[i].split('=');
                    if (urlVarPair[0] && urlVarPair[0] == urlVarName) {
                        //I found a variable that matches, load it's value into the return variable
                        urlVarValue = urlVarPair[1];
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return urlVarValue;   
    }

function doSearch() {
    var f = document.getElementById('findOutlet');
    var fail = 0; 

    if (document.getElementById('pid').value == '') {
        alert("Please select your product.");
        fail = 1;
    } else {
	    if (document.getElementById('cid').value == '') {
		alert("Please select your county.");
		fail = 1;
	    } else {
		    if (document.getElementById('lid').value == '') {
			alert("Please select your location.");
			fail = 1;
		    }
	    }
    }

    if (!fail) {
        //f.submit();
	document.findOutlet.submit();
    }
}