function getFormAsString(formName){
        
  //Setup the return String
  returnString ="";
        
  //Get the form values
  formElements=document.forms[formName].elements;
        
  //loop through the array, building up the url
  //in the format '/strutsaction.do&name=value'
 
  for(var i=formElements.length-1;i>=0; --i ){
        //we escape (encode) each value
        returnString+="&" 
        +escape(formElements[i].name)+"=" 
        +escape(formElements[i].value);
 }
        
 //return the values
 return returnString; 
}