function getObject(objectId) {
    if(document.getElementById && document.getElementById(objectId)) {
	// W3C DOM
	return document.getElementById(objectId);
    } else if (document.all && document.all(objectId)) {
	// MSIE 4 DOM
	return document.all(objectId);
    } else if (document.layers && document.layers[objectId]) {
	// NN 4 DOM.. note: this won't find nested layers
	return document.layers[objectId];
    } else {
	return false;
    }
} // getObject