function serializeForm(theform) {
    var els = null;
    try {
        els = document.forms[theform].elements;
    } catch (exception) {
        return "";
    }

	
	var len = els.length;
	var queryString = "";
	this.addField = 
		function(name,value) {
			if (queryString.length>0) {
				queryString += "&";
			}
			queryString += encodeURIComponent(name) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(value);
		};
	for (var i=0; i<len; i++) {
		var el = els[i];
		if (!el.disabled) {
			switch(el.type) {
				case 'text': case 'password': case 'hidden': case 'textarea':
					this.addField(el.name,el.value);
					break;
				case 'select-one':
					if (el.selectedIndex>=0) {
						this.addField(el.name,el.options[el.selectedIndex].value);
					}
					break;
				case 'select-multiple':
					for (var j=0; j<el.options.length; j++) {
						if (el.options[j].selected) {
							this.addField(el.name,el.options[j].value);
						}
					}
					break;
				case 'checkbox': case 'radio':
					if (el.checked) {
						this.addField(el.name,el.value);
					}
					break;
			}
		}
	}
	return queryString;
};