function stateSwitch(state) {
	switch(state) {
		case 'Alabama':
			state = 'AL';
			break;
		case 'Alaska':
			state = 'AK';
			break;
		case 'Arizona':
			state = 'AZ';
			break;
		case 'Arkansas':
			state = 'AR';
			break;
		case 'California':
			state = 'CA';
			break;
		case 'Colorado':
			state = 'CO';
			break;
		case 'Connecticut':
			state = 'CT';
			break;
		case 'Delaware':
			state = 'DE';
			break;
		case 'District of Columbia':
			state = 'DC';
			break;
		case 'Florida':
			state = 'FL';
			break;
		case 'Georgia':
			state = 'GA';
			break;
		case 'Hawaii':
			state = 'HI';
			break;
		case 'Idaho':
			state = 'ID';
			break;
		case 'Illinois':
			state = 'IL';
			break;
		case 'Indiana':
			state = 'IN';
			break;
		case 'Iowa':
			state = 'IA';
			break;
		case 'Kansas':
			state = 'KS';
			break;
		case 'Kentucky':
			state = 'KY';
			break;
		case 'Louisiana':
			state = 'LA';
			break;
		case 'Maine':
			state = 'ME';
			break;
		case 'Maryland':
			state = 'MD';
			break;
		case 'Massachusetts':
			state = 'MA';
			break;
		case 'Michigan':
			state = 'MI';
			break;
		case 'Minnesota':
			state = 'MN';
			break;
		case 'Mississippi':
			state = 'MS';
			break;
		case 'Missouri':
			state = 'MO';
			break;
		case 'Montana':
			state = 'MT';
			break;
		case 'Nebraska':
			state = 'NE';
			break;
		case 'Nevada':
			state = 'NV';
			break;
		case 'New Hampshire':
			state = 'NH';
			break;
		case 'New Jersey':
			state = 'NJ';
			break;
		case 'New Mexico':
			state = 'NM';
			break;
		case 'New York':
			state = 'NY';
			break;
		case 'North Carolina':
			state = 'NC';
			break;
		case 'North Dakota':
			state = 'ND';
			break;
		case 'Ohio':
			state = 'OH';
			break;
		case 'Oklahoma':
			state = 'OK';
			break;
		case 'Oregon':
			state = 'OR';
			break;
		case 'Pennsylvania':
			state = 'PA';
			break;
		case 'RhodeIsland':
			state = 'RI';
			break;
		case 'South Carolina':
			state = 'SC';
			break;
		case 'South Dakota':
			state = 'SD';
			break;
		case 'Tennessee':
			state = 'TN';
			break;
		case 'Texas':
			state = 'TX';
			break;
		case 'Utah':
			state = 'UT';
			break;
		case 'Vermont':
			state = 'VT';
			break;
		case 'Virginia':
			state = 'VA';
			break;
		case 'Washington':
			state = 'WA';
			break;
		case 'West Virginia':
			state = 'WV';
			break;
		case 'Wisconsin':
			state = 'WI';
			break;
		case 'Wyoming':
			state = 'WY';
			break;
		default:
			state = state;
	}
	return state;
}