function dummy() 
   {
   return "DUMMY123";   
   }


function preloadImage( imgSrc, imgWdth, imgHght )
   {
   var img_obj = new Image();
   img_obj.src = imgSrc;
      
   if ( null != imgWdth)
      {
      if ( true == isNaN(imgWdth))
         {
         alert("preloadImage( [imgSrc"+imgSrc+"], imgWdth["+imgWdth+"][INVALID], imgHght["+imgWdth+"] )")   
         }
      img_obj.width = imgWdth;
      }
   
   
   if ( null != imgHght)
      {
      if ( true == isNaN(imgHght))   
         {
         alert("preloadImage( [imgSrc"+imgSrc+"], imgWdth["+imgWdth+"], imgHght["+imgWdth+"][INVALID] )")   
         }
      img_obj.height = imgHght;
      }
   //alert(img_obj.src);   
   return img_obj;
   }


function cacheImages(commonSrcPth, flNm)
   {
   var myimages = new Array();
   var trpl_slash = new RegExp("///");
   var dbl_slash = new RegExp("//");
   var sngl_slash = "/";
   var path = "";
   for (x=1; x<cacheImages.arguments.length; x++)
      {
      myimages[x] = new Image();
      path = commonSrcPth +"/"+ cacheImages.arguments[x];            
      path.replace(trpl_slash,sngl_slash);
      path.replace(dbl_slash,sngl_slash);
      myimages[x].src = path;
      //alert(myimages[x].src);
      }
   }