function findObj(id,thedoc)
  {
    var f, k;

    if (!thedoc) thedoc=document;

    if (thedoc.all)
    {
        f=thedoc[id];
        if (f) return(f);
    }

    for (k=0;k<thedoc.forms.length;k++)
    {
        f=thedoc.forms[k][id];
        if (f) return(f);
    }

    if (thedoc.layers)
    {
        for(k=0;k<thedoc.layers.length;k++)
        {
            f=findObj(id,thedoc.layers[i].document);
            if (f) return(f);
        }
    }

    if (thedoc.getElementById)
    {
        f=thedoc.getElementById(id);
        return(f);
    }
  }