function edit_hrefs(sURL, iType) {
	sOutput = new String(sURL);

	if (iType == 1) {
		sOutput = sOutput.replace(/\b(http\:\/\/[\w+\.]+[\w+\.\:\/\@\_\?\=\&\-\'\#\%\~\;\,\$\!\+\*]+)/gi,
			"<a href=\"$1\" target=\"_blank\">$1<\/a>");
	} else if (iType == 2) {
		sOutput = sOutput.replace(/\b(https\:\/\/[\w+\.]+[\w+\.\:\/\@\_\?\=\&\-\'\#\%\~\;\,\$\!\+\*]+)/gi,
			"<a href=\"$1\" target=\"_blank\">$1<\/a>");
	} else if (iType == 3) {
		sOutput = sOutput.replace(/\b(www\.[\w+\.\:\/\@\_\?\=\&\-\'\#\%\~\;\,\$\!\+\*]+)/gi,
			"<a href=\"http://$1\" target=\"_blank\">$1<\/a>");
	} else if (iType == 4) {
		sOutput = sOutput.replace(/\b([\w+\-\'\#\%\.\_\,\$\!\+\*]+@[\w+\.?\-\'\#\%\~\_\.\;\,\$\!\+\*]+\.[\w+\.?\-\'\#\%\~\_\.\;\,\$\!\+\*]+)/gi,
			"<a href=\"mailto\:$1\">$1<\/a>");
	} else if (iType == 5) {
		sOutput = sOutput.replace(/\b(ftp\:\/\/[\w+\.]+[\w+\.\:\/\@\_\?\=\&\-\'\#\%\~\;\,\$\!\+\*]+)/gi,
			"<a href=\"$1\" target=\"_blank\">$1<\/a>");
	} else if (iType == 6) {
		sOutput = sOutput.replace(/\b(file\:\/\/\/[\w+\:\/\\]+[\w+\/\w+\.\:\/\\\@\_\?\=\&\-\'\#\%\~\;\,\$\!\+\*]+)/gi,
		  	"<a href=\"$1\" target=\"_blank\">$1<\/a>");
	}
	return sOutput;
}