function make_url_from_string(str){
	str = str.replace(/ /g, '-');				//change ' ' to '-'
	str = str.replace(/[^-a-zA-Z0-9]/g, '');	//remove non-alphanumeric chars
	str = str.toLowerCase();					//make lowercase
	return str;
}

function project_filter(elemID, qString){
	base_ajax(elemID, MODULES_URL+'/projects/htmls/searchResults.php', qString);
}

function update_pretty_url(title){
	if ($('url').value==''){
		$('url').value = make_url_from_string(title);
	}
}

function update_pretty_url_client(clientID){
	base_ajax('url_prefix', MODULES_URL+'/clients/controllers/getClientAbbrev.php', 'clientID='+clientID);
}