function checkValidSearch(searchValue)

{
//PRB00002160 starts

var invalidchars = /[^\d+][<\\\/;%)(&+->][^\d+]/;

//PRB00002160 ends

if(invalidchars.test(searchValue))

{

	alert('Invalid characters found. Please modify your search query.');

	return false;

}

else

{

	return true;

}

}