//*****************************************************************************
function getObject(theId) {
  var elm = null;
  if (document.getElementById) {
    // browser implements part of W3C DOM HTML Gecko, Internet Explorer 5+, Opera 5+
    elm = document.getElementById(theId);
  } else if (document.all) {
    // Internet Explorer 4 or Opera with IE user agent
    elm = document.all[theId];
  } else if (document.layers) {
    // Navigator 4
    elm = document.layers[theId];
  }

 return elm;
}