//	GENERAL-PURPOSE FUNCTIONS ======================================================================
	// Formats a number (integer or float) into $#.## format -----------------------------
	function formatCurrency(num) {
		num 		= num.toString().replace(/\$|\,/g,'');
		if(isNaN(num)) 
			num 	= "0";
		var sign 	= (num == (num = Math.abs(num)));
		num 		= Math.floor((num * 100) + 0.50000000001);
		var cents 	= num % 100;
		num 		= Math.floor(num/100).toString();
		if(cents < 10) 
			cents 	= "0" + cents;
		for(var i=0; i<Math.floor((num.length - (1 + i)) / 3); i++)
			num 	= num.substring(0,num.length-(4*i+3))+','+
		num.substring(num.length-(4*i+3));
		return (((sign)?'':'-') + '$' + num + '.' + cents);
	} // EO: formatCurrency --------------------------------------------------------------
//	================================================================================================