function parse_chrs(field)
{	
var test_string = new String()
test_string = ("" + field)

var replacer1 = new RegExp(",","g")
var replacer2 = new RegExp("'","g")
var replacer3 = new RegExp('"',"g")
var replacer4 = new RegExp('"',"g")
var replacer5 = /\r/g
var replacer6 = /\n/g
if(test_string && test_string !="")
	{
//	document.getElementById("test_box").value = (document.getElementById("test_box").value + test_string + "\r")
	test_string = test_string.replace(replacer1,"`")
	test_string = test_string.replace(replacer2,"~")
	test_string = test_string.replace(replacer3,"~")		
	test_string = test_string.replace(replacer4," ")	// don't allow any pipes
	test_string = test_string.replace(replacer5,"|")	// change new lines to pipes
	test_string = test_string.replace(replacer6,"|")	// change cr to pipes
	return(test_string)
	}
else
	{
	return(field)
	}	

}