function newImage(arg) {
	if (document.images) {
		rslt = new Image();
		rslt.src = arg;
		return rslt;
	}
}

function changeImages() {
	if (document.images && (preloadFlag == true)) {
		for (var i=0; i<changeImages.arguments.length; i+=2) {
			document[changeImages.arguments[i]].src = changeImages.arguments[i+1];
		}
	}
}

var preloadFlag = false;
function preloadImages() {
	if (document.images) {
		index_help_over = newImage("images/index_help-over.gif");
		index_members_over = newImage("images/index_members-over.gif");
		index_employers_over = newImage("images/index_employers-over.gif");
		register_07_over = newImage("images/register_07-over.gif");
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}

function placeFocus() {
if (document.forms.length > 0) {
var field = document.forms[0];
for (i = 0; i < field.length; i++) {
if ((field.elements[i].type == "text") || (field.elements[i].type == "textarea") || (field.elements[i].type.toString().charAt(0) == "s")) {
document.forms[0].elements[i].focus();
break;
         }
      }
   }
}



function clearText(thefield){
if (thefield.defaultValue==thefield.value)
thefield.value = ""
} 



function newWin(customerlink)
{msgWindow=window.open(customerlink,"OpenWindow","width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no"); }