DDMsgReader.js

			topIdx = endIdx;
		}
	} while (continueOn);

	return retObj;
}

// Finds the page number of a message group or sub-board, given some text to
// search for.
//
// Parameters:
//  pText: The text to search for in the items
//  pNumItemsPerPage: The number of items per page
//  pSubBoard: Boolean - If true, search the sub-board list for the given group index.
//             If false, search the group list.
//  pStartItemIdx: The item index to start at
//  pGrpIdx: The index of the group to search in (only for doing a sub-board search)
//
// Return value: An object containing the following properties:
//               pageNum: The page number of the item (1-based; will be 0 if not found)
//               pageTopIdx: The index of the top item on the page (or -1 if not found)
//               itemIdx: The index of the item (or -1 if not found)
function getMsgAreaPageNumFromSearch(pText, pNumItemsPerPage, pSubBoard, pStartItemIdx, pGrpIdx)
{
	var retObj = {
		pageNum: 0,
		pageTopIdx: -1,
		itemIdx: -1
	};

	// Sanity checking
	if ((typeof(pText) != "string") || (typeof(pNumItemsPerPage) != "number") || (typeof(pSubBoard) != "boolean"))
		return retObj;

	// Convert the text to uppercase for case-insensitive searching
	var srchText = pText.toUpperCase();
	if (pSubBoard)
	{
		if ((typeof(pGrpIdx) == "number") && (pGrpIdx >= 0) && (pGrpIdx < msg_area.grp_list.length))
		{
			// Go through the sub-board list of the given group and
			// search for text in the descriptions
			for (var i = pStartItemIdx; i < msg_area.grp_list[pGrpIdx].sub_list.length; ++i)
			{
				if ((msg_area.grp_list[pGrpIdx].sub_list[i].description.toUpperCase().indexOf(srchText) > -1) ||
				    (msg_area.grp_list[pGrpIdx].sub_list[i].name.toUpperCase().indexOf(srchText) > -1))
				{
					retObj.itemIdx = i;
					// Figure out the page number and top index for the page
					var pageObj = calcPageNumAndTopPageIdx(i, pNumItemsPerPage);
					if ((pageObj.pageNum > 0) && (pageObj.pageTopIdx > -1))
					{
						retObj.pageNum = pageObj.pageNum;
						retObj.pageTopIdx = pageObj.pageTopIdx;
					}
					break;
				}
			}
		}
	}
	else
	{
		// Go through the message group list and look for a match
		for (var i = pStartItemIdx; i < msg_area.grp_list.length; ++i)
		{
			if ((msg_area.grp_list[i].name.toUpperCase().indexOf(srchText) > -1) ||
			    (msg_area.grp_list[i].description.toUpperCase().indexOf(srchText) > -1))
			{
				retObj.itemIdx = i;
				// Figure out the page number and top index for the page
				var pageObj = calcPageNumAndTopPageIdx(i, pNumItemsPerPage);
				if ((pageObj.pageNum > 0) && (pageObj.pageTopIdx > -1))
				{
					retObj.pageNum = pageObj.pageNum;
					retObj.pageTopIdx = pageObj.pageTopIdx;
				}
				break;
			}
		}
	}

	return retObj;
}

// For debugging: Writes some text on the screen at a given location with a given pause.
//
// Parameters:
//  pX: The column number on the screen at which to write the message
//  pY: The row number on the screen at which to write the message
//  pText: The text to write
//  pPauseMS: The pause time, in milliseconds
//  pClearLineAttrib: Optional - The color/attribute to clear the line with.
//                    If not specified or null is specified, defaults to normal attribute.
//  pClearLineAfter: Whether or not to clear the line again after the message is dispayed and
//                   the pause occurred.  This is optional.
function writeWithPause(pX, pY, pText, pPauseMS, pClearLineAttrib, pClearLineAfter)
{
	var clearLineAttrib = "\1n";
	if ((pClearLineAttrib != null) && (typeof(pClearLineAttrib) == "string"))
		clearLineAttrib = pClearLineAttrib;
	console.gotoxy(pX, pY);
	console.cleartoeol(clearLineAttrib);
	console.print(pText);
	if (pPauseMS > 0)
		mswait(pPauseMS);
	if (pClearLineAfter)
	{
		console.gotoxy(pX, pY);
		console.cleartoeol(clearLineAttrib);
	}
}