function trim(str)
{
    return str.replace(/^\s*|\s*$/g, "");
}

function validateEmailAddress(emailAddress)
{
    return emailAddress.match(/.+@.+\..+/);
}

function validateLicensee(licensee)
{
    //return licensee.match(/^[a-zA-Z0-9-,.&\()]+$/);
    return licensee.match(/^[a-zA-Z0-9 !&()+,-./:;?@]+$/);
}

function validLicenseeChars()
{
    return "a-z A-Z 0-9 ! & ( ) + , - . / : ; ? @";
}