<!--
function getMinRank(form,question,option_count)
{
  var elementType = "";
  var elementName = "";
  var elementQuestion = "";
  var minRank = -1;
  var rank_found = false;

  for(var i = 1; i <= option_count ; i++)
  {
    for(var j = 0; j < form.elements.length; j++)
    {
      elementType = form.elements[j].type;

      if(elementType == "button")
      {
        elementName = form.elements[j].name;
        elementQuestion = elementName.substring(0,elementName.indexOf("_"));
        if(elementQuestion == question)
        {
          elementValue = form.elements[j].value;
          if(elementValue == i)
          {
            rank_found = true;
          }
        }
      }
    }

    if(!rank_found)
    {
      minRank = i;
      break;
    }

    rank_found = false;
  }

  return minRank;
}


function setRank(form,fbutton,fhidden,option_count)
{
  var question = fbutton.name.substring(0,fbutton.name.indexOf("_"));

  if(fbutton.value == "")
  {
    var minRank = getMinRank(form,question,option_count);
    fbutton.value = minRank;
    fhidden.value = minRank;
  }
  else
  {
    fbutton.value = "";
    fhidden.value = "";
  }
}

function makeArray(len)
{
  for(var i = 0; i < len; i++) this[i] = null;
  this.length=len;
}

-->