var ie4=document.all
var ns4=document.layers
var ns6=document.getElementById&&!document.all

var format_prefix = "<table width=170' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0'><tr><td class='whiteBody'><img src='images/spacer.gif' width=170 height=1 border=0 alt=''></td></tr><td class='whiteBody'>"

var format_suffix = "</td></tr></table>"

function show(message){
 //alert('dig me');
 if (!document.layers&&!document.all&&!document.getElementById)
 return
	//formattedMessage=format_prefix+message+format_suffix

	updateText(message);
 }
 
 function hideIt(){
	//formattedMessage=format_prefix+default_text+format_suffix
	formattedMessage=""
	updateText(formattedMessage);
 }

function updateText(message){
if (ns4){
//alert(formattedMessage);
formattedMessage=format_prefix+message+format_suffix
document.layers.textdisplay.document.write(formattedMessage)
document.layers.textdisplay.document.close()
}
else if (ie4){
//alert('this is ie 4');
textdisplay.innerHTML=message}
else if (ns6)
document.getElementById("textdisplay").innerHTML=format_prefix+message+format_suffix
 }