// get objectreference //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function getObject(obj) {
	var theObj = "";
	var Brow = "";
		if ((parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 5) || (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 5") != -1)) {
			Brow = 1
		} else {
			if (navigator.appName == "Netscape"){
				Brow = 2
			}
			if (navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer"){
				Brow = 3
			}
		}
	if (Brow == 1) {
		theObj = document.getElementById(obj)
	} else {
		if (Brow == 2){
			theObj = eval("document." + obj);
		} else {
			theObj = eval("document.all." + obj);
		}
	}
	return theObj
}

// SHOW/HIDE LAYERS ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

function showHideLayers(layer,state) {
	var Br = "";
	if ((parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 5) || (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 5") != -1)) {
		Br = 1
	} else {
		if (navigator.appName == "Netscape"){
			Br = 2
		}
		if (navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer"){
			Br = 3
		}
	}

	 if (Br == 2){
	 getObject(layer).visibility=state
	 } else {
	 getObject(layer).style.visibility=state
	 }
}