function add() {
            var info = new Array();
            info = window.open('add.xul', width="500", height="500");
            alert(info[0]+info[1]);
        }

/* opens a window where user enters data.  the "apply" button runs this function: */

function end() {
    var album = document.getElementById('albumbox').value;
    var artist = document.getElementById('artistbox').value;
    var year = document.getElementById('yearbox').value;
    var genre = document.getElementById('genremenu').value;
    var rating = document.getElementById('ratingmenu').value;
    var award = document.getElementById('awardmenu').value;
    if (album != "") {
        var tracklist = makeTracklist();
    }
    var data = new Array();
    data[0] = album;
    data[1] = artist;
    data[2] = genre;
    data[3] = year;
    data[4] = rating;
    data[5] = award;
    data[6] = tracklist;
    for (i=0;i<7;i++) { alert(data[i]); }
    return data;
}