function ConstructObject(obj,nest){
    nest=(!nest) ? '':'document.'+nest+'.'
	this.el=bw.dom?document.getElementById(obj):bw.ie4?document.all[obj]:bw.ns4? eval(nest+'document.'+obj):0;
	this.css=bw.dom?document.getElementById(obj).style:bw.ie4?document.all[obj].style:bw.ns4?eval(nest+'document.'+obj):0;
    this.scrollWidth=bw.ns4?this.css.document.width:this.el.offsetWidth
    this.clipWidth=bw.ns4?this.css.clip.width:this.el.offsetWidth
    this.left=MoveAreaLeft;this.right=MoveAreaRight;
    this.MoveArea=MoveArea; this.x; this.y;
    this.obj = obj + "Object"
    eval(this.obj + "=this")
    return this
}

function MoveArea(x,y){
    this.x=x;this.y=y
    this.css.left=this.x
    this.css.top=this.y
}

function MoveAreaLeft(move){
 if (objScroller.x >= 0){ 
	return;
 } else {
    this.MoveArea(this.x-move,0)
    if(loop) setTimeout(this.obj+".left("+move+")",speed);
 }
 
}
function MoveAreaRight(move){
 if (objScroller.x < -objScroller.scrollWidth+objContainer.clipWidth){ 
 	return;
  } else {
    this.MoveArea(this.x-move,0)
    if(loop) setTimeout(this.obj+".right("+move+")",speed)
 }
 
}

function PerformScroll(speed){
  if(initialised){
		  loop=true;
		  if(speed>0) objScroller.right(speed)
		  else objScroller.left(speed)
 }
}

function CeaseScroll(){
    loop=false
    if(timer) clearTimeout(timer)
}

function InitialiseScrollableArea(){
	var scrollercontent;
	var i;
	
	sidecontent = new Div("divSideContent");
	
	scrollercontent = "";
	for (i=0; i < 20; i++) {
		scrollercontent = scrollercontent + "<td nowrap>" + sidecontent.getContent() + "</td>";
	}
	scrollercontent = "<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0><tr nowrap>" + scrollercontent + "</tr></table>";
	sidecontent.setContent(scrollercontent);
	
    objContainer=new ConstructObject('divSideContainer')
    objScroller=new ConstructObject('divSideContent','divSideContainer')
    objScroller.MoveArea(((objScroller.scrollWidth/2) * -1),0)
	//objScroller.MoveArea(0,0);
    objContainer.css.visibility='visible'
    initialised=true;
}