function getObj(name)
{
  if (document.getElementById)
  {
  this.obj = document.getElementById(name);
  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 = getObjNN4(document,name);
  this.style = this.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;
}