function readynamevalue(pform){
    param_array = new Array();
    for(i=0;i<pform.elements.length;i++){
        var the_element = pform.elements[i];
        if(the_element.type){
            switch (the_element.type){
                // bypass buttons
                case "button":
                case "submit":
                case "reset":
                    break;

                // checkboxes/radio buttons - only return the value if the control is checked
                case "checkbox":
                case "radio":
                    if(!the_element.checked){
                        break;
                    }

                // text/hidden/password all return the values
                case "text":
                case "hidden":
                case "password":
                    param_array.push(encodenamevalue(the_element.name,the_element.value));
                    break;

                // everything else
                default:
                    switch(the_element.tagName.toLowerCase()){
                        case "select":
                        if(the_element.selectedIndex != -1){
                            param_array.push(encodenamevalue(the_element.name,the_element.options[the_element.selectedIndex].value));
                        }
                        break;
                        default:
                            param_array.push(encodenamevalue(the_element.name,the_element.value));
                            break;
                    }
            }
        }
    }
    return param_array.join("&");
}

function encodenamevalue(pname,pvalue){
    var wrk_param = encodeURIComponent(pname);
    wrk_param += "=";
    wrk_param += encodeURIComponent(pvalue);
    return wrk_param;
}