function getStyleObject(objectId) {
    // cross-browser function to get an object's style object given its id
    if(document.getElementById && document.getElementById(objectId)) {
	    // W3C DOM
	    return document.getElementById(objectId).style;
    } else if (document.all && document.all(objectId)) {
	    // MSIE 4 DOM
	    return document.all(objectId).style;
    } else if (document.layers && document.layers[objectId]) {
	    // NN 4 DOM.. note: this won't find nested layers
	    return document.layers[objectId];
    } else {
	    return false;
    }
} // getStyleObject

function getObject(objectId)
{
    if(document.getElementById && document.getElementById(objectId)) {
	    // W3C DOM
	    return document.getElementById(objectId);
    } else if (document.all && document.all(objectId)) {
	    // MSIE 4 DOM
	    return document.all(objectId);
    } else if (document.layers && document.layers[objectId]) {
	    // NN 4 DOM.. note: this won't find nested layers
	    return document.layers[objectId];
    } else {
	    return false;
    }
}