function removeCarriageReturnsAndNewLines($myString:String):String {
var newString:String;
var findCarriageReturnRegExp:RegExp = new RegExp("\r", "gi");
newString = $myString.replace(findCarriageReturnRegExp, "");
var findNewLineRegExp:RegExp = new RegExp("\n", "gi");
newString = newString.replace(findNewLineRegExp, "");
return newString;
}