function switchToMode(mode) {
   createCookie('page',window.location,300);
   createCookie('parentReload',true,300);
   var url = 'yhednORRecordInsert.php?action=switchMode&mode=' + mode
   window.location.replace(url);
   /*window.opener.location.reload();*/
   return true;
}
function moveMap () {
   var page = document.getElementById('page');
   page.style.width = '70%';
   page.style.left = '26%';
   page.style.right = '5px';
   return true;
}
function closeSplash() {
   createCookie('nosplash',true,60);
   /*window.opener.location.reload();*/
   window.close();
   return true;
}
function parentReload() {
   if (readCookie('parentReload')) {
      window.opener.location.reload();
      eraseCookie('parentReload');
   }
   return true;
}
function showDistribution(species,wkt) {
   window.opener.location.replace('yhednORDistribution.php?sname=' + species + '&wkt=' + wkt);
   window.close();
}
function createCookie(name,value,mins) {
   var date;
   var expires;
	if (mins) {
		date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(mins*60000));
		expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	}
	else expires = "";
	document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	return true;
}

function readCookie(name) {
	var nameEQ = name + "=";
	var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
	for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
		var c = ca[i];
		while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
		if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
	}
	return false;
}

function eraseCookie(name) {
	createCookie(name,"",-1);
}
function submitRecords(type) {
   var valid = false;
   switch(type) {
   case 'updateRecorder': {
      document.getElementById('action').value = type;
      valid = true;
   }break;
   /*
   case 'excelImport': {
      document.getElementById('action').value = type;
      valid = true;
   }
   */
   default: {
      valid = validate();
      if (valid) {
         document.getElementById('action').value = type;
      } break;
   }break;
   }
   return valid;
   
}