function js_open_layer(menuid, menuPosition, menuTop, menuLeft, menuWidth, menuHeight, menuVisibility, menuBGcolor, dummy01, dummy02)
{

	var sout = "";
	var visibility = "";

	if (document.getElementById)
	{
		sout = "<div id='" + menuid + "' style='position: " + menuPosition + "; top:" + menuTop + "px; left:"+ menuLeft + "px; width:"+ menuWidth + "; background-color:" + menuBGcolor +"; visibility:" + menuVisibility + ";'>";
		document.write(sout);
	}
	else if (document.all)
	{
	 	sout += "<div id='" + menuid + "' ";
		sout += "style='";
		if (menuTop != "") sout += " top:" + menuTop + "px;";
		if (menuLeft != "") sout += " left:" + menuLeft + "px;";
		if (menuWidth != "") sout += " width:" + menuWidth + "px;";
		if (menuBGcolor != "") sout += " background-color:" + menuBGcolor;
		sout += "; position:" + menuPosition + ";";
		if (menuVisibility != "") sout += " visibility:" + menuVisibility +";";
		sout += "'>";
		document.write(sout);
	}
	else if (document.layers)
	{
		if (menuVisibility == "visible")
		{
			visibility = 'show';
		}
		else
		{
			visibility = 'hide';
		}
		sout += "<layer name='";
		sout += menuid + "'";
		sout += " position='" + menuPosition + "' ";
		if (menuTop != "") 
		{
			sout += " top='" + menuTop + "px' ";
		}
		if (menuLeft != "") sout += " left='" + menuLeft + "px' ";
		if (menuWidth != "") sout += " width='" + menuWidth + "px' ";
		if (menuBGcolor != "")sout += " bgcolor='" + menuBGcolor +"' ";
		if (menuVisibility != "") sout += " visibility='" + visibility +"'";
		sout += ">";
		document.write(sout);
	}

}

function js_close_layer()
{
	if (document.getElementById)
	{
		document.write("</div>");
	}
	else if (document.all)
	{
		document.write("</div>");
	}
	else if (document.layers)
	{
		document.write("</layer>");
	}

	return true;
}


function js_show(menuid) 
{
	if (document.getElementById)
	{
		var mymenu = document.getElementById(''+menuid+'');
		mymenu.style.visibility = "visible";
	}
	else if (document.all)
	{
		document.all[menuid].style.visibility = "visible";
	}
	else if (document.layers)
	{
		document.layers[menuid].visibility = "show";
	}

}

function js_hide(menuid) 
{

	if (document.getElementById)
	{
		var mymenu = document.getElementById(''+menuid+'');
		mymenu.style.visibility = "hidden";
	}
	else if (document.all)
	{
		document.all[menuid].style.visibility = "hidden";
	}
	else if (document.layers)
	{
		document.layers[menuid].visibility = "hide";
	}

}

function js_go(murl)
{
	top.window.location = murl;

}

function blow_up_menu(mdept)
{
	if (!isNaN(mdept))
	{
		js_show_me_db("dept"+mdept);
	}
}

function noval()
{
	return true;
}

function js_getURL_value(sitem)
{
	// get the menu_id out of the query string...

	var qs = window.location.search.substring(1)
	var first_split;
	
	first_split = qs.replace(/=/g,":'");
	first_split = first_split.replace(/&/g,"' , ");
	first_split = "{ " + unescape(first_split) + "' }";
	first_split = "var pairs = " + first_split;
	eval(first_split);
	return(pairs.menu_id);
}