// This script was originally from http://4umi.com/web/javascript/select.htm
var Utils = {
  NOT_SUPPORTED : {},
  DOM : {
    getElementWithId : function() {
      var func=function() { return Utils.NOT_SUPPORTED; }
      if(document.getElementById) {
        func=function(id) {
          return document.getElementById(id);
        }
      } else if(document.all) {
        func=function(id) {
          return document.all[id];
        }
      }
      return (this.getElementWithId=func)();
    }
  },
  Ranges : {
    create : function() {
      var func=function() { return Utils.NOT_SUPPORTED};
      if(document.body && document.body.createTextRange) {
        func=function() { return document.body.createTextRange(); }
      } else if(document.createRange) {
        func=function() { return document.createRange(); }
      }
      return (this.create=func)();
    },
    selectNode : function(node, originalRng) {
      var func=function() { return Utils.NOT_SUPPORTED; };
      var rng=this.create(), method="";
      if(rng.moveToElementText) method="moveToElementText";
      else if(rng.selectNode) method="selectNode";
      if(method)
        func=function(node, rng) {
          rng=rng||Utils.Ranges.create();
          rng[method](node);
          return rng;
        }
      return rng=null,(this.selectNode=func)(node, originalRng);
    }
  },
  Selection : {
    clear:function() {
      var func=function() { return Utils.NOT_SUPPORTED};
      if(typeof document.selection!="undefined") {
        func=function() {
          if(document.selection && document.selection.empty) {
            return (Utils.Selection.clear=function() {
              if(document.selection)
                document.selection.empty();
            })();
          }
        }
      } else if(window.getSelection) {
        var sel=window.getSelection();
        if(sel.removeAllRanges) {
          func=function() {
            window.getSelection().removeAllRanges();
          }
        }
        sel=null;
      }
      return (this.clear=func)();
    },
    add : function(originalRng) {
      var func=function() { return Utils.NOT_SUPPORTED};
      var rng=Utils.Ranges.create();
      if(rng.select) {
        func=function(rng) {rng.select(); }
      } else if(window.getSelection) {
        var sel=window.getSelection();
        if(sel.addRange) {
          func=function(rng) {window.getSelection().addRange(rng); }
        }
        sel=null;
      }
      return (this.add=func)(originalRng);
    }
  }
};


function selectObj(objToSelect)
{
 Utils.Selection.clear();
 Utils.Selection.add(Utils.Ranges.selectNode(objToSelect));
}