function getObject(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 getObjectYPos(object)
{
	var yPos = object.offsetTop;
    var parentObject = object.offsetParent;
    while (parentObject != null)
    {
        yPos += parentObject.offsetTop;
        parentObject = parentObject.offsetParent;
    }

    return yPos;
}

function getObjectXPos(object)
{
    var xPos = object.offsetLeft;
    var parentObject = object.offsetParent;
    while (parentObject != null)
    {
    	xPos += parentObject.offsetLeft;
        parentObject = parentObject.offsetParent;
    }

    return xPos;
}

function getObjectWidth(object)
{
	if (object.style.position == "absolute")
	{
		var xPos = object.style.width;
		var xIndex = xPos.indexOf("p");
		xPos = xPos.substring(0, xIndex);
		return parseInt(xPos);
	}
    var objWidth = object.offsetWidth;
    return objWidth;
}

function getObjectHeight(object)
{
    var objHeight = object.offsetHeight;
    return objHeight;
}