// set global vars

var theitemcount;
var theCurrentStory;
var theCurrentLength;
var theDate;
var theStorySummary;
var theCharacterTimeout;
var theStoryTimeout;
var startText, endText;
var theStoryState;
var arrSummaries = new Array();
var arrURLs      = new Array();
var arrDates     = new Array();

function setupStories() {

arrSummaries[1] = 'New NexPrene Soft TPV for Medical Devices'
arrSummaries[2] = 'Harvest Polymers enters construction sealant market';
arrSummaries[3] = 'Harvest Polymers sponsors the Teenage Cancer Trust ';
arrSummaries[4] = 'Harvest Polymers Ltd- Rifra Masterbatches SpA Agent and Distribution Agreement';
arrSummaries[5] = 'VTC Elastoteknik Launches The Dryflex T Range';
arrSummaries[6] = 'NexPrene wins Global Automotive Approvals';
arrURLs[1] = '6.asp?MainID=6&SubID=38&NewsID=0';
arrURLs[2] = '6.asp?MainID=6&SubID=38&NewsID=11';
arrURLs[3] = '6.asp?MainID=6&SubID=38&NewsID=10';
arrURLs[4] = '6.asp?MainID=6&SubID=38&NewsID=9';
arrURLs[5] = '6.asp?MainID=6&SubID=38&NewsID=7';
arrURLs[6] = '6.asp?MainID=6&SubID=38&NewsID=1';
arrDates[1] = '26 Jun 2003'
arrDates[2] = '09 Nov 2002';
arrDates[3] = '30 Sep 2002';
arrDates[4] = '12 Sep 2002';
arrDates[5] = '05 Sep 2002';
arrDates[6] = '01 Oct 2001';


	theItemCount    = arrSummaries.length - 1;

	return true;
}

function startTicker() {

        // check browser v4+

	if (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) < 4) { return }

	theCharacterTimeout =  100;
	theStoryTimeout     = 5000;
	theStoryState	    = 1;
	theCurrentStory	    = 0;
	theDate	            = "";
	theCurrentLength    = 0;
        maxStoryLength      = 65;
        linkHidden          = false;
        theFont             = '';

	setupStories();

	runTheTicker();
}

function runTheTicker() {

	if (theItemCount  == 0) { return           }
	if (theStoryState == 1) { setupNextStory() }

	if (theCurrentLength != theStorySummary.length) {
		drawStory();
	} else {
		closeOutStory();
	}
}

function setupNextStory() {

	theStoryState = 0;

	theCurrentStory++;

	if (theCurrentStory > theItemCount) { theCurrentStory = 1 }
          
	theStorySummary  = arrSummaries[theCurrentStory];

        if (theStorySummary.length > maxStoryLength) {
            theStorySummary = theStorySummary.substring(0, (maxStoryLength - 3)) + "...";
        }

	theDate          = "<span class=copyorangeB>Harvest Polymers News: </span><br>  <a href='" + arrURLs[theCurrentStory] + "' class='linkticker'>" +  arrDates[theCurrentStory] + "</a><br>";
	theCurrentLength = 0;
        if (arrURLs[theCurrentStory] == '') {
            startText    = theFont;
            endText      = "";
        } else {
	    startText    = "<a href='" + arrURLs[theCurrentStory] + "' class='linkticker'>";
	    endText      = "</a>";
        }
}

function drawStory() {

	var myWidget;
          
	if ((theCurrentLength % 2) == 1) {
		myWidget = "_";
	} else {
		myWidget = " ";
	}

	var msg = theDate + startText  + theStorySummary.substring(0,theCurrentLength) + myWidget + endText;

	if (document.all) { tickerie.innerHTML=msg }

	theCurrentLength++;
	setTimeout("runTheTicker()", theCharacterTimeout);
}

function closeOutStory() {

	var msg = theFont + theDate + startText + theStorySummary + endText;

	if (document.all) { tickerie.innerHTML=msg }
	theStoryState = 1;
	setTimeout("runTheTicker()", theStoryTimeout);
}

function insertTicker() {

    if (document.all) {
        document.write('    <table width=400 height=42 border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 bgcolor="#ffff99">');
		document.write('      <tr valign="top">');
        document.write('        <td>');
        document.write('          <table border=0 width=100% cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 bgcolor="#ffff99">');
		document.write(' 			<tr>');
        document.write('              <td>');
        document.write('                <div id="tickerie" style="width:99%; height: 42px; margin:0px;"></div>');
        document.write('              </td>');
        document.write('            </tr>');
        document.write('          </table>');
        document.write('        </td>');
        document.write('      </tr>');
        document.write('    </table>');
    } else {
        document.write('&nbsp;');
    }
}