function trim(s) {
    // STRIP LEADING SPACES...
   while ((s.substring(0, 1) == ' ') || (s.substring(0, 1) == '\n') || (s.substring(0, 1) == '\r')) {
      s = s.substring(1, s.length);
   }

   // STRIP TRAILING SPACES...
  while ((s.substring(s.length - 1, s.length) == ' ') || (s.substring(s.length - 1, s.length) == '\n') || (s.substring(s.length - 1, s.length) == '\r')) {
     s = s.substring(0, s.length - 1);
  }
  return s;
}