function stripScripts(toStrip){
	var cleanString = "Clean String";
	var cleanFlag = true;	
	var stBadChar = "\"/<>;{}():";
	var arrBadChar = stBadChar.split("");
	var string1;
	var string2;
	var startVal = toStrip.value;
	for (var x = 0; x < arrBadChar.length; x++){
		do {
			string1 = toStrip.value.substring(0,toStrip.value.indexOf(arrBadChar[x]));
			//alert("String1 "+x+" = "+string1);			
			string2 = toStrip.value.substring(toStrip.value.indexOf(arrBadChar[x])+1,toStrip.value.length);
			//alert("String2 "+x+" = "+string2);
			toStrip.value = string1 + string2;
			//alert("toStrip "+x+" = "+toStrip.value);
			//cleanFlag = false;
		}while (!toStrip.value.indexOf(arrBadChar[x]) == -1)
		cleanString = toStrip.value;
	} // this loop is done twice
	for (var x = 0; x < arrBadChar.length; x++){
		do {
			string1 = toStrip.value.substring(0,toStrip.value.indexOf(arrBadChar[x]));
			//alert("String1 "+x+" = "+string1);			
			string2 = toStrip.value.substring(toStrip.value.indexOf(arrBadChar[x])+1,toStrip.value.length);
			//alert("String2 "+x+" = "+string2);
			toStrip.value = string1 + string2;
			//alert("toStrip "+x+" = "+toStrip.value);
			//cleanFlag = false;
		}while (!toStrip.value.indexOf(arrBadChar[x]) == -1)
		cleanString = toStrip.value;
	}
	if(!startVal == cleanString){
		cleanFlag = false;
	}
	toStrip.value = cleanString;
	//alert(toStrip.value);
	return cleanFlag;	
}