var MSIE3 =(navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 3") != -1) ? true : false

var MSIE =(navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1) ? true : false

var IsMAC = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("Mac") != -1) ? true : false

var NAV = (navigator.appName == "Netscape") ? true: false

var NAV2 = NAV && (navigator.appVersion.charAt(0) == "2" )

var SC = null

var win = null

var setWin = !(MSIE3 || NAV2)


function openWin(thePage, w, h, txt) {

if  (setWin) {

	if (!NAV) {SC = "0,"}

    else {SC = (txt == "Vertical") ? "1," : "0,"}

	args = "\"toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=1"

	 + SC + "resizable=1,copyhistory=0,width=" + w + ",height=" + h + "\""

	if (!MSIE) {

		win = window.open(thePage, txt, args)

		if (win) {win.focus()}

    } 

	else { 

		if (!IsMAC && win ) {

			win.close()

		}

		win = window.open(thePage, "IE", args)

    	if ( win ) {

			win.focus()

		}       

   }

}}





function showMsg (txt) {

    window.status = txt

    return true;

}