function openWindow(theURL,winName,features) { 
  if (!features) features="status=yes,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no";
  return window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}

/***
 ****		Other
 ***/

function empty(variable) {
	if (typeof(variable)=='undefined') return true;
	if (variable=='' || variable==0 || variable=='0' || !variable) return true;
	return false;	
}




/***
 ****		General (taked from PMA compilation)
 ***/
 
function getElement(e,f){
    f=(f)?f:self;
    if(document.layers){
        f=(f)?f:self;
        if(f.document.layers[e]) {
            return f.document.layers[e];
        }
        for(W=0;i<f.document.layers.length;W++) {
            return(getElement(e,f.document.layers[W]));
        }
    }
    if(document.all) {
        return f.document.all[e];
    }
    return f.document.getElementById(e);
} 

/***
 ****		Forms General Set (taked from PMA compilation)
 ***/