function checkds() {

	// js to ucase dateless search input

	var dval = document.ds.dsf.value.toUpperCase();

	var lv1 = dval.charAt(0);
	var lv2 = dval.charAt(1);
	var lv3 = dval.charAt(2);

	document.ds.dsf.value = ""+lv1.toUpperCase()+""+lv2.toUpperCase()+""+lv3.toUpperCase()+"";

}