function z(name){

	top.location.href=name;
}

function hfr(items){

   var plussed = "";

   for (var t = 1 ; t <= items.length ; t++) 

      {

      if (items.substring(t-1,t) == " ") 

         {  plussed+="+";  }

      else 

         {

	     if (items.substring(t-1,t) == "+") 

    	     {  plussed+="%2B";  }

     	 else 

        	 { plussed+=items.substring(t-1,t); }

		  }

      }

   return plussed;

}

function zoeken(){

   var words;

   words = document.searchforit.query.value;

   var searchitems;

   searchitems=hfr(words);

   var index;

   index = document.searchforit.service.selectedIndex;

   var site;

   site = document.searchforit.service.options[index].value;

   site+=searchitems;

   if (notEmpty(searchitems))   

   {

   z(site, ('searchengine' + index));

     }

}

function notEmpty(word){

   if (word == "" || word == null) 

   {

      self.status="ENTER SEARCH searchitems";

      alert("\nTyp aub een keyword..."); 

      document.searchforit.query.focus();  

      return false;

   }

   else 

   {

   self.status = "SEARCHING FOR:  " + word;

   return true;

   }

}
