/**
 *
 */
function formatString(value) {
   if (value==null) {
	  return "";
   } else value=value.toString();
   value=value.replace("&","&");
   value=value.replace("\"",""");
   value=value.replace(" "," ");
   value=value.replace("<","&#8249;");
   value=value.replace(">","&#8250;");
   return value;
}

function formatStringForXML(value)  {
   if (value==null) {
	  return "";
   } else value=value.toString();
   value=value.replace("&","&amp;");
   value=value.replace("<","&lt;");
   value=value.replace(">","&gt;");
   return value;
}