function getObj(name)
{
var obj;
  if (document.getElementById)
  {
  	obj = document.getElementById(name);
  }
  else if (document.all)
  {
	obj = document.all[name];
  }
  else if (document.layers)
  {
	obj = getObjNN4(document,name);
  }
  return obj;
}

function getObjNN4(obj,name)
{
	var x = obj.layers;
	var foundLayer;
	for (var i=0; i<x.length; i++)
	{
		if (x[i].id == name)
		 	foundLayer = x[i];
		else if (x[i].layers.length)
			var tmp = getObjNN4(x[i],name);
		if (tmp) foundLayer = tmp;
	}
	return foundLayer;
}
