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+/* vim: set expandtab sw=4 ts=4 sts=4: */
+/**
+ * Functions used in the export tab
+ *
+ * @version $Id$
+ */
+ 
+ /**
+  * Toggles the hiding and showing of each plugin's options
+  * according to the currently selected plugin from the dropdown list
+  */
+ $(document).ready(function() {
+	$("#plugins").change(function() { 
+		$(".format_specific_options").each(function() { 
+    		$(this).hide();
+    	}); 
+		var selected_plugin_name = $("#plugins option:selected").attr("value");
+		$("#" + selected_plugin_name + "_options").show();
+ 	});
+});
+
+/**
+ * Toggles the hiding and showing of the SQL plugin's structure-specific and data-specific
+ * options (TODO: expand to include other plugins).
+ */
+$(document).ready(function() { 
+	$("input[type='radio'][name$='structure_or_data']").change(function() {
+		var show = $("input[type='radio'][name$='structure_or_data']:checked").attr("value");
+		if(show == 'data') {
+			$('#data').slideDown('slow');
+			$('#structure').slideUp('slow');
+			// disable the SQL comment options
+			$("#checkbox_sql_dates").parent().fadeTo('fast', 0.4);
+			$("#checkbox_sql_dates").attr('disabled', 'disabled');
+			$("#checkbox_sql_relation").parent().fadeTo('fast', 0.4);
+			$("#checkbox_sql_relation").attr('disabled', 'disabled');
+			$("#checkbox_sql_mime").parent().fadeTo('fast', 0.4);
+			$("#checkbox_sql_mime").attr('disabled', 'disabled'); 
+		} else {
+			// enable the SQL comment options
+			$("#checkbox_sql_dates").parent().fadeTo('fast', 1);
+			$("#checkbox_sql_dates").removeAttr('disabled');
+			$("#checkbox_sql_relation").parent().fadeTo('fast', 1);
+			$("#checkbox_sql_relation").removeAttr('disabled');
+			$("#checkbox_sql_mime").parent().fadeTo('fast', 1);
+			$("#checkbox_sql_mime").removeAttr('disabled');			
+  			if(show == 'structure') {
+				$('#structure').slideDown('slow');
+				$('#data').slideUp('slow');
+			} else {
+				$('#structure').slideDown('slow');
+				$('#data').slideDown('slow');
+			}
+		}	
+ 	});	
+});	
+
+/**
+ * Toggles the disabling of the "save to file" options
+ */
+$(document).ready(function() {
+	$("input[type='radio'][name='output_format']").change(function() {
+		if($("#radio_dump_asfile:checked").length == 0) {
+			$("#ul_save_asfile > li").fadeTo('fast', 0.4);
+			$("#ul_save_asfile > li > input").attr('disabled', 'disabled'); 
+			$("#ul_save_asfile > li> select").attr('disabled', 'disabled'); 
+		} else {
+			$("#ul_save_asfile > li").fadeTo('fast', 1);
+			$("#ul_save_asfile > li > input").removeAttr('disabled'); 
+			$("#ul_save_asfile > li> select").removeAttr('disabled'); 
+		}
+ 	});
+});	 
+
+/**
+ * For SQL plugin, toggles the disabling of the "display comments" options
+ */
+$(document).ready(function() {
+	$("#checkbox_sql_include_comments").change(function() {
+		if($("#checkbox_sql_include_comments:checked").length == 0) {
+			$("#ul_include_comments > li").fadeTo('fast', 0.4);
+			$("#ul_include_comments > li > input").attr('disabled', 'disabled'); 
+ 		} else {
+			$("#ul_include_comments > li").fadeTo('fast', 1);
+			$("#ul_include_comments > li > input").removeAttr('disabled'); 
+ 		}
+ 	});
+});  
+
+/**
+ * For SQL plugin, if "CREATE TABLE options" is checked/uncheck, check/uncheck each of its sub-options 
+ */ 
+$(document).ready(function() {
+ 	$("#checkbox_sql_create_table_statements").change(function() {
+ 		if($("#checkbox_sql_create_table_statements:checked").length == 0) {
+			$("#checkbox_sql_if_not_exists").removeAttr('checked');
+			$("#checkbox_sql_auto_increment").removeAttr('checked');
+		} else {
+			$("#checkbox_sql_if_not_exists").attr('checked', 'checked');
+			$("#checkbox_sql_auto_increment").attr('checked', 'checked');
+		}	
+	});
+});
+
+/** 
+ * Disables the view output as text option if the output must be saved as a file
+ */
+$(document).ready(function() {
+	$("#plugins").change(function() {
+		var active_plugin = $("#plugins option:selected").attr("value");
+ 		var force_file = $("#force_file_" + active_plugin).attr("value");
+		if(force_file == "true") {
+			$("#radio_view_as_text").attr('disabled', 'disabled');
+			$("#radio_view_as_text").parent().fadeTo('fast', 0.4);
+		} else {
+			$("#radio_view_as_text").removeAttr('disabled');
+			$("#radio_view_as_text").parent().fadeTo('fast', 1);
+		} 
+	});
+});