//global variables
var KeyDownButton;

//sets the keydown button
function SetKeyDownButton(id)
{
	KeyDownButton=id;
}

function GetKeyDownButton()
{
	return KeyDownButton;
}

//returns an object & style of any element cross browser
function getObj(name)
{

	try {
		if (document.getElementById)
		{
			this.obj = document.getElementById(name);
			this.style = document.getElementById(name).style;
			
		}
		else if (document.all)
		{
			this.obj = document.all[name];
			this.style = document.all[name].style;
		}
		else if (document.layers)
		{
			this.obj = document.layers[name];
			this.style = document.layers[name];
		}
	}
	catch(er) {
		//alert("Missing object:" + name);
		this.obj=null;
		this.style=null;
	}
}

function newImage(arg) {
	if (document.images) {
		rslt = new Image();
		rslt.src = arg;
		return rslt;
	}
}
function changeImages() {
	if (document.images && (preloadFlag == true)) {
		for (var i=0; i<changeImages.arguments.length; i+=2) {
			document[changeImages.arguments[i]].src = changeImages.arguments[i+1];
		}
	}
}
function hijackpostback() {
//for long loading pages with forms - requires jQuery
    var coreDoPostBack = __doPostBack;
    __doPostBack = function() { };

    $(document).ready(function() {
        __doPostBack = coreDoPostBack;
    });
}