function MM_displayStatusMsg(msgStr) { //v1.0
  status=msgStr;
  document.MM_returnValue = true;
}

function foldername(){
	 path = location.href;
	 len_path = path.length;
	 path2 = path.substring (7,len_path);
	 path2_id = path2.lastIndexOf("/");
	 path2 = path2.substring(0,path2_id);
	 path2_id = path2.lastIndexOf("/");
	 len_path = path2.length;
	 path2 = path2.substring (path2_id+1,len_path);
	 return path2;
}

function filename(){
	path = location.href;
	file_id = path.lastIndexOf("/");
	file_id2 = path.lastIndexOf(".");
	fname = path.substring(file_id+1,file_id2);
	return fname;
}

function get_prefix(){
	f_name = filename();
	output = f_name.substring(0,3);
	return output;
}

// modified on 30jan2002
//	top.location.href="/"; 
function home(){
	top.location.href="../../index.asp?lang=eng"; 
}

function sitemap(){
	top.location.href="../sitemap/index.asp";
}

function relatedlinks(){
	top.location.href="../related/index.asp";
}

function recruit(){
	top.location.href="../gm/recruit.asp";
}

function csr(){
	top.location.href="../csr/index.asp";
}

function gourl(i){
	links = Array ("#","../about/index.asp","../wnew/index.asp","../business/index.asp","../info/index.asp","../download/index.asp","../contact/index.asp");
	top.location.href= links[i];	
}

// modified on 30jan2002
//	top.location.href="/eng/gm/copyright.asp#disclaimer";
function disclaimer(){
	top.location.href="../../eng/copyright/index.asp#disclaimer";
}


// modified on 30jan2002
//	top.location.href="/eng/gm/copyright.asp";
function copyright(){
	top.location.href="../../eng/copyright/index.asp";
}

// language parallel switching

function lang(version){
	link = location.href;
	english = "/eng/";
	chinese = "/chi/";
	
	if (version == "nchi"){
		alert=("This page is currently available only in English.")
	}

	if (version == "neng"){
		alert=("此 頁 暫 時 只 提 供 中 文 版")
	}

	if (version == "en"){
		link = link.replace (chinese, english);
		parent.location.href = link;
	}else if (version == "ch"){
		link = link.replace (english, chinese);
		parent.location.href = link;
	}
}


// modified on 30jan2002
//	ar_image = Array ("/images/cover_photo1.jpg","/images/cover_photo2.jpg","/images/cover_photo3.jpg");
var banners= 1;
function rotateimg(arg,time){

	ar_image = Array ("images/cover_photo1.jpg","images/cover_photo2.jpg","images/cover_photo3.jpg");
	
	if (++banners > arg){
		banners = 1;
	}
	document.rotateimage.src = ar_image[banners-1];
	window.setTimeout('rotateimg(3,7000);',time);
}