/**
 * Get an element via it's ID
 *
 * @param string The ID of the element you want to fetch
 *
 * @return Returns false on error, and the element object with success
 */
function getObj(id)
{
    var obj = null;

    if(document.getElementById)
        obj = document.getElementById(id);
    else if(document.all)
        obj = document.all[id];
    else if(document.layers)
        obj = document.layers[id];

    return obj;
}





/**
 * Add a new cookie
 *
 * @param string    The name of the cookie
 * @param string    The value of the cookie
 * @param mixed     A pre-set date object or an integer representing the number of days. Default value creates a 'session' cookie.
 * @param string    The domain access of the cookie. Defaults to the current domain.
 * @param string    The path access of the cookie. Defaults to the entire site, "/".
 */
function setCookie(name, value, expires, domain, path)
{
    //------------------------------
    // Build expiry
    //------------------------------
    // Date object
    if(expires.toGMTString)
        expires = '; expires=' + expires.toGMTString();

    // Integer, assume its number of days
    else if(typeof(expires) == 'integer')
    {
        var date = new Date();
		date.setTime( date.getTime() + (expires * 86400) );
		expires = '; expires=' + date.toGMTString();
    }

    // Session cookie
    else
        expires = '';


    //------------------------------
    // Build domain
    //------------------------------
    if(domain)
        domain = '; domain=' + domain;
    else
        domain = '';


    //------------------------------
    // Build path
    //------------------------------
    if(path)
        path = '; path=' + path;
    else
        path = '; path=/';


    //------------------------------
    // Make cookie
    //------------------------------
    document.cookie = name + '=' + escape(value) + expires + domain + path;
}





/**
 * Read the value of a cookie.
 *
 * @param string The name of the cookie you want to gain the value of
 *
 * @return mixed The value of the cookie if it was found, and null if it was not
 */
function readCookie(name)
{
    var doc_cookies = document.cookie.split(';');
    search = name + '=';

    for(var i = 0; i < doc_cookies.length; i++)
    {
        cookie = doc_cookies[i];

        if(cookie.indexOf(search) != -1)
            return unescape(cookie.substring(search.length));
    }

    return null;
}

function popUp(URL,w,h) {
var winleft = (screen.width - w) / 2;
var winUp = (screen.height - h) / 2;
day = new Date();
id = day.getTime();
eval("page" + id + " = window.open(URL, '" + id + "', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=1,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width='+ w +',height=' + h + ',left='+winleft+',top='+winUp);");
}


/***********************************************
* Dynamic Ajax Content- © Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* This notice MUST stay intact for legal use
* Visit Dynamic Drive at http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code
***********************************************/

var bustcachevar=1 //bust potential caching of external pages after initial request? (1=yes, 0=no)
var loadedobjects="true"
var rootdomain="http://"+window.location.hostname
var bustcacheparameter=""

pic1= new Image(66,66); 
pic1.src="images/loading.gif"; 

function ajaxpage(url, containerid){
var page_request = false
if (window.XMLHttpRequest) // if Mozilla, Safari etc
page_request = new XMLHttpRequest()
else if (window.ActiveXObject){ // if IE
try {
page_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP")
} 
catch (e){
try{
page_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
}
catch (e){}
}
}
else
return false
page_request.onreadystatechange=function(){
loadpage(page_request, containerid)
}
if (bustcachevar) //if bust caching of external page
bustcacheparameter=(url.indexOf("?")!=-1)? "&"+new Date().getTime() : "?"+new Date().getTime()
page_request.open('GET', url+bustcacheparameter, true)
page_request.send(null)
}

function loadpage(page_request, containerid){
document.getElementById(containerid).innerHTML= '<br><p align="center"><img border="0" src="' + pic1.src + '"><br><b>Loading Page.....Please be patient.</b></p><br>'
if (page_request.readyState == 4 && (page_request.status==200 || window.location.href.indexOf("http")==-1))
document.getElementById(containerid).innerHTML=page_request.responseText
}

function loadobjs(){
if (!document.getElementById)
return
for (i=0; i<arguments.length; i++){
var file=arguments[i]
var fileref=""
if (loadedobjects.indexOf(file)==-1){ //Check to see if this object has not already been added to page before proceeding
if (file.indexOf(".js")!=-1){ //If object is a js file
fileref=document.createElement('script')
fileref.setAttribute("type","text/javascript");
fileref.setAttribute("src", file);
}
else if (file.indexOf(".css")!=-1){ //If object is a css file
fileref=document.createElement("link")
fileref.setAttribute("rel", "stylesheet");
fileref.setAttribute("type", "text/css");
fileref.setAttribute("href", file);
}
}
if (fileref!=""){
document.getElementsByTagName("head").item(0).appendChild(fileref)
loadedobjects+=file+" " //Remember this object as being already added to page
}
}
}