function getMouseX(e)
{
// this doesn't work on IE6!! (works on FF,Moz,Opera7)
if (e.pageX || e.pageY)
   return e.pageX;
// works on IE6,FF,Moz,Opera7
if (e.clientX || e.clientY)
   return e.clientX + document.body.scrollLeft;
}

function getMouseY(e)
{
// this doesn't work on IE6!! (works on FF,Moz,Opera7)
if (e.pageX || e.pageY)
   return e.pageY;
// works on IE6,FF,Moz,Opera7
if (e.clientX || e.clientY)
   return e.clientY + document.body.scrollTop;
}

function getPosition(element)
{
  var elem=element,tagname="",x=0,y=0;
  while ((typeof(elem)=="object")&&(typeof(elem.tagName)!="undefined"))
  {
    y+=elem.offsetTop;
    x+=elem.offsetLeft;
    tagname=elem.tagName.toUpperCase();
    if (tagname=="BODY")
      elem=0;
    if (typeof(elem)=="object")
      if (typeof(elem.offsetParent)=="object")
        elem=elem.offsetParent;
  }
  position=new Object();
  position.x=x;
  position.y=y;
  return position;
}

//function playSound(element,soundfile) {
//	document.getElementById(element).innerHTML="<embed src=\""+soundfile+"\" hidden=\"true\" autostart=\"true\" loop=\"false\" />";
//}

function getDays(date)
{
	var today = new Date();
	var end = new Date(date);
	var msPerDay = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 ;
	var days = Math.floor((end.getTime() - today.getTime())/ msPerDay);
	return days;	
}