function searchTyp() {
   var query ='';var failedFields = "";var typ = document.getElementById("typSearch").value;
			if ( !textfieldHasInput(document.getElementById("typSearchfield").value) || ( document.getElementById("typSearchfield").value.length < 2 ) ) {
				failedFields += "Please supply a search term at least two characters in length OR select a topic/sector";
			}
			if ( failedFields != "" ) {
				alert("\n" + failedFields);
				return false;
			}
        	var typSearchfield = document.getElementById("typSearchfield").value;
            	var regexp = /&/g;
    		typSearchfield = typSearchfield.replace(regexp, "@and@");
    		var regexp = /#/g;
		typSearchfield=typSearchfield.replace(regexp, "@hash@");
                if(typ=="")
                {
         		var url = 'http://'+js_defaultHost+'/search?searchfield=' + escape(typSearchfield);
         	} else if(typ =="book"){
         		var url = 'http://books.sae.org/ssearch?qt=' + escape(typSearchfield)+'&ofType=BOOK';
         	} else {
         		var url = 'http://'+js_defaultHost+'/search?searchfield=' + escape(typSearchfield)+'&typ=' + escape(typ);
         	} 
        window.location.href=url;
}