var newwin;

function launchwin(winurl,winname,winfeatures)
{
    //This launches a new window and then;
    //focuses it if window.focus() is supported.;

    newwin = window.open(winurl,winname,winfeatures);
    //if(javascript_version > 1.0)
     //{
        //delay a bit here because IE4 encounters errors
        //when trying to focus a recently opened window
       //   setTimeout('newwin.focus();',250);
     //}
}



function parseData() { 
	varLocate = ""; 
	varLocate += document.location; 
	if (varLocate.indexOf("?") != -1) { 
	
	varLocate = varLocate.substr(varLocate.indexOf("?") + 1,varLocate.length); 
	} 
	// varLocate = "fun=boring" // this is a test ;
     //varLocate = "http://ww3.versus.com/nhlplayoffs/deploy/index.html";
        //alert (varLocate);
	return varLocate; 
}