function removeSpace(item) {

	//variable of removeSpace
	var tmp = "";
	var item_length = item.value.length;
	var item_length_minus_1 = item.value.length - 1;

	for (index = 0; index < item_length; index++) {
	  if (item.value.charAt(index) != ' ') {
		  tmp += item.value.charAt(index);
	  } //end if
	  else {
		  if (tmp.length > 0) {
			  if (item.value.charAt(index+1) != ' ' && index != item_length_minus_1) {
				  tmp += item.value.charAt(index);
			  } //end if
		  } //end if
	  } //end else
	} //end for loop

	item.value = tmp;

} //end function removeSpace