TIOBJECT = document.getElementById("TICKER");

TICKER_CONTENT = document.getElementById("TICKER").innerHTML;

ticker_start();

function ticker_start() {
    var tickerSupported = false;
    TICKER_WIDTH = TIOBJECT.style.width;
    var img = "<img src=ticker_space.gif width="+TICKER_WIDTH+" height=0>";

    // Firefox
    if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox")!=-1) {
        TIOBJECT.innerHTML = "<TABLE  cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' width='100%'><TR><TD nowrap='nowrap'>"+img+"<SPAN style='"+TICKER_STYLE+"' ID='TICKER_BODY' width='100%'>&nbsp;</SPAN>"+img+"</TD></TR></TABLE>";
        tickerSupported = true;
    }
    // IE
    if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE")!=-1 && navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera")==-1) {
        TIOBJECT.innerHTML = "<DIV nowrap='nowrap' style='width:100%;'>"+img+"<SPAN style='"+TICKER_STYLE+"' ID='TICKER_BODY' width='100%'></SPAN>"+img+"</DIV>";
        tickerSupported = true;
    }
    if(!tickerSupported) document.getElementById("TICKER").outerHTML = ""; else {
        TIOBJECT.scrollLeft = TICKER_RIGHTTOLEFT ? TIOBJECT.scrollWidth - TIOBJECT.offsetWidth : 0;
        document.getElementById("TICKER_BODY").innerHTML = TICKER_CONTENT;
        TIOBJECT.style.display="block";
        TICKER_tick();
    }
}

function TICKER_tick() {
    if(!TICKER_PAUSED) TIOBJECT.scrollLeft += TICKER_SPEED * (TICKER_RIGHTTOLEFT ? -1 : 1);
    if(TICKER_RIGHTTOLEFT && TIOBJECT.scrollLeft <= 0) TIOBJECT.scrollLeft = TIOBJECT.scrollWidth - TIOBJECT.offsetWidth;
    if(!TICKER_RIGHTTOLEFT && TIOBJECT.scrollLeft >= TIOBJECT.scrollWidth - TIOBJECT.offsetWidth) TIOBJECT.scrollLeft = 0;
    window.setTimeout("TICKER_tick()", 30);

}