// JavaScript Document

function makeSelectorFromString (str){
	var blah = ""; 
	if(str != null && str != undefined && str != "") {
		for(i=0; i< str.length; i++) {
			var n = str.charAt(i);
			switch(n){
				case " ":
				case ".":
				case ":":
				case "#":
					blah = blah+"\\"+n;
					break;
				default:
					blah += n;
			}
		}
	}
	return blah; 
}

// Read a page's GET URL variables and return them as an associative array.
function getUrlVars()
{
    var vars = [], hash;
    var hashes = window.location.href.slice(window.location.href.indexOf('?') + 1).split('&');
    for(var i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++)
    {
        hash = hashes[i].split('=');
        vars.push(hash[0]);
        vars[hash[0]] = hash[1];
    }
    return vars;
}