function getPlatform()
  {
    return navigator.platform; 
  }

  function getBrowserName()
  {
    if(navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer") return "IE";
    else return "Netscape";
  }

  var isIE;
  var isGecko;
  var isSafari;
  var isKonqueror;
  function HJS_BC_getUserAgent()
  {
    isIE = 0;
    isGecko = 0;
    isSafari = 0;
    isKonqueror = 0;
    ua = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
    if((ua.indexOf("msie") != -1) && (ua.indexOf("opera") == -1) && (ua.indexOf("webtv") == -1))
      isIE = 1;
    if(ua.indexOf("gecko") != -1)
      isGecko = 1;
    if(ua.indexOf("safari") != -1)
      isSafari = 1;
    if(ua.indexOf("konqueror") != -1)
      isKonqueror = 1;
  }

  function getObj(name) 
  {
    if(document.getElementById) {
      return document.getElementById(name);
    }
    else if(document.all) {
      return document.all[name];
    }
    else if(document.layers) {
      return document.layers[name];
    }
  }

  function getObjCrossFrames(frame, element)
  {
    if(document.getElementById) {
      return frame.document.getElementById(element);
    }
    else if(document.all) {
      return frame.document.all[element];
    }
    else if(document.layers) {
      return frame.document.layers[element];
    }
  }

  function setOpacity(obj, opacity) 
  {
    try {
        obj.opacity = opacity/100;
    }
    catch(e) {
        if(parseInt(opacity)==0) {
            obj.style.visibility = "hidden";
        }
        else {
            obj.style.visibility = "visible";
        }
    }
}
/*    platform = getPlatform();
    browser = getBrowserName();
    if(platform == "Win32" && browser == "IE") {
      obj.filters.alpha.opacity = opacity;
    }
    else {
        if(parseInt(opacity) == 0) {
            obj.style.visibility = "hidden";
        }
        else {
            obj.style.visibility = "visible";
        }
    }
  }
*/
  function getOpacity(obj)
  {
    platform = getPlatform();
    browser = getBrowserName();
    if(platform == "Win32" && browser == "IE") {
      return parseInt(obj.filters.alpha.opacity);
    }
    else {
      return 100;
    }
  }

  function hasOpacity(obj)
  {
    platform = getPlatform();
    browser = getBrowserName();
    if(platform == "Win32" && browser == "IE") {
      return 1;
    }
    else {
      return 0;
    }
  }