function getObj(name)
{

  if (document.getElementById)
  {

        this.obj = document.getElementById(name);

   	if (this.obj)
     	{
         this.style = document.getElementById(name).style;
 	}

  }

  else if (document.all)

  {

        this.obj = document.all[name];

        this.style = document.all[name].style;

  }

  else if (document.layers)

  {

        this.obj = document.layers[name];

        this.style = document.layers[name];

  }

 return this.obj;

}