merge from hpdl r725, r728, r729, r732, r733, r734 - standardize general.php functions - new osC_Address class for adadress related functions (incl. address format string being moved to the countries database table)
merge from hpdl r725, r728, r729, r732, r733, r734 - standardize general.php functions - new osC_Address class for adadress related functions (incl. address format string being moved to the countries database table)
this commit includes changes to osc_href_link() which the administration tool was also going to use - it is not yet known if this change will be kept or not
move configuration parameter set and use functions to a new admin/includes/functions/cfg_parameters/ directory .. this allows contributions to define their own set and use parameter functions without the need to edit the general.php function file
move configuration parameter set and use functions to a new admin/includes/functions/cfg_parameters/ directory .. this allows contributions to define their own set and use parameter functions without the need to edit the general.php function file