function checkBeads() {

//alert("checking beads");

    var searchString = "";
    searchString = document.getElementById("basesku").value + ",";

for(var x=1; x < 23; x++) {
  var beadid = "b" + x + "-bead";
  var bead = document.getElementById(beadid);
  if(bead.childNodes[0]) {
      searchString = searchString + bead.childNodes[0].name + ",";
    } else {
      searchString = searchString + ",";                              
  }
}


document.getElementById("beadstoadd").value = searchString;

//alert(searchString);

};