// this function takes the href in the location property of the passed select object //
// and changes the href in the location property of the document object to match it //

function open_from_select(object,target)
{
	if(object.options[object.selectedIndex].value!='') {
		if(target!=null) {
			if(target=="blank")
				window.open(object.options[object.selectedIndex].value);
			else
				target.document.location.href=object.options[object.selectedIndex].value;
		}
		else
			document.location.href=object.options[object.selectedIndex].value;
	}
}