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		   tempName = getParameter("d1name");

		   while ( (tempID != "") && (tempName != "") ) {
		     tempName = tempName.replace("%20", " ");
		     newOption = "<option value='" + tempID + "'>" + tempName + "</option>"
		     jQuery("#fund").append(newOption);
		     counter++;
		     //prepare new tempID and tempName
		     tempID = getParameter("d" + counter + "id");
		     tempName = getParameter("d" + counter + "name");
		   }
		 // ********************************


		 })( jQuery );


		 function goNext(){

		   var amount = jQuery('#amount').val();
		   var amount = amount.replace("$", "");

		   // validation code follows...
		   if (!jQuery.isNumeric(amount)) {
		     alert("Please enter an amount using only digits and a decimal point if needed.")
		     return(false);
		   }

		   if (amount < 5) {
		     alert("A minimum donation of $5 is required.")
		     return(false);
		   }

		   if (jQuery('#fund').val()=="") {
		     alert("Please select a fund.")
		     return(false);
		   }

		   var fundID = jQuery('#fund').val();
		   var fundName = jQuery("#fund option:selected").text();
		   var efndnum = getParameter("efndnum")

		   var sc;
		    if (typeof embeddedSourceCode !== "undefined") {
		         sc = embeddedSourceCode;
		     } else {
		          sc = getParameter("sc");
		    }

		   var nextPage;

		   if (fundID.toLowerCase()=="other") {
		     nextPage = "https://link.smu.edu/giving/smugiving?other=2&a=" + amount;
		   } else {
		     nextPage = "https://link.smu.edu/giving/smugiving?ta1=" + amount + "&tid1=" + fundID + "&tname1=" +fundName;
		   }

		   nextPage = nextPage + "&sc=" + sc + "&efndnum=" + efndnum

		   location.assign(nextPage);
		}

		 </script>
		 <script language="javascript">

var embeddedSourceCode = "COPGNCALLAL11XPW1808";

function goNext2(){
		   var amount = jQuery('#amount').val();
		   var amount = amount.replace("$", "");

		   // validation code follows...
		   if (!jQuery.isNumeric(amount)) {
		     alert("Please enter an amount using only digits and a decimal point if needed.")
		     return(false);
		   }

		   if (amount < 5) {
		     alert("A minimum donation of $5 is required.")
		     return(false);
		   }

		   if (jQuery('#fund').val()=="") {
		     alert("Please select a fund.")
		     return(false);
		   }

		   var fundID = "f8d03445-5e45-4641-aba0-09f4ae5b35c7";
		   var fundName = "SMU Student Fund for Disaster Relief";
		   var efndnum = getParameter("efndnum")

		   var sc;
		    if (typeof embeddedSourceCode !== "undefined") {
		         sc = embeddedSourceCode;
		     } else {
		          sc = getParameter("sc");
		    }

		   var nextPage;

		   if (fundID.toLowerCase()=="other") {
		     nextPage = "https://link.smu.edu/giving/smugiving?other=2&a=" + amount;
		   } else {
		     nextPage = "https://link.smu.edu/giving/smugiving?ta1=" + amount + "&tid1=" + fundID + "&tname1=" +fundName;
		   }

		   nextPage = nextPage + "&sc=" + sc + "&efndnum=" + efndnum

		   location.assign(nextPage);
		}

		 </script>


</script>	</body>
</html>
