// make sure two div objects exists on page where error function is used
// call as 
//		return errorDisplay(errMsg,options);	

function errorDisplay(errorMsg,options) {
	
	if(!options)
		options = 0;
				
	errDispObj = document.getElementById('signupErrorsText');

	if (errorMsg!='') {	

		if ( errDispObj ) {
			errMsg = errorMsg.replace(/\n/g,"<br>");;	// copy locally as we are going to do some additional formatting
			document.getElementById('signupErrorsText').innerHTML=errMsg;
			document.getElementById('signupErrors').style.display='inline';
		} else 
			alert(errorMsg);

		if ( options == 1 )	// i want to be able to bitwise check this
			window.parent.location.href='#top';		

		return false;		
	} else {
		if ( errDispObj ) {
			document.getElementById('signupErrors').style.display='none';
		}
		return true;		
	}

}