function getObject(object)
{	// object = id of object to be manipulated
	//alert(object)
	if(document.getElementById) obj = document.getElementById(object); // method for newer, DOM-compatable browsers
	else if(document.all) obj = document.all[obj]; // method for older versions of IE
	else if(document.layers) obj = document.layers[obj]; // method for older versions of Netscape
	//alert(obj)
	return(obj);
}

function openPopup( pageURL, windowName, pageParams)
{
	var obj = new Object();	

   	if ( window ) obj = window;
   		obj.open( pageURL, windowName, pageParams );
}

function ConfirmExtrnlUrl(url, flag, pageParams) 
{ 
//	3/10/09		DL

        var answer = confirm(grab('hdnExtrnlUrlMsg').value); 
        if (answer) 
        { 
		if (flag)
			{
				if (pageParams)
					openPopup(url, "null", pageParams);
				else
					window.open(url);
			
			}
		else
			{
		                window.location = url;
			}

        } 
        return true;
}