function _hbxStrip(a) {    //  I called it _hbxStrip here, may be renamed if desired just keep it consistent
   a = a.split("|").join("");
   a = a.split("/").join("");
   a = a.split("!").join("");
   a = a.split("&").join("");
   a = a.split("'").join("");
   a = a.split("#").join("");
   a = a.split("$").join("");
   a = a.split("%").join("");
   a = a.split("^").join("");
   a = a.split("*").join("");
   a = a.split(":").join("");
   a = a.split("~").join("");
   a = a.split(";").join("");  // you might want to remove this line as the “;” is used for the account value split for global
   a = a.split(" ").join("+");
   return a;
}