function clearForm(theForm) {

    var selects = theForm.getElementsByTagName('select');

    for (var idx = 0 ; idx <  selects.length ; idx++) {
        selects[idx].selectedIndex = 0;
    }

    var inputs = theForm.getElementsByTagName('input');

    for (var idx = 0; idx < inputs.length; idx++) {
        if ('text' == inputs[idx].type) {
            inputs[idx].value = '';
        }

    }

    theForm.focus();
    
}