function confirmAction(theMessage)
{

    var is_confirmed = confirm(theMessage);

    return is_confirmed;
} // end of the 'confirmAction()' function

function checkIfAnySelected(_obj)
{
	var ret = false;
	for(i=0; i<_obj.form.elements.length; i++) {
		if (_obj.form.elements[i].type == 'checkbox') {
			if (_obj.form.elements[i].checked) ret = true;
		}
	}
}