// jquery flash menu system

// return an array of vars to add
$.returnSWFObjectVars = function (menuUL, prefix) {  
   // loop through targetted nav ul and output value
   if(!prefix){
	 prefix = 'link_';// set a default prefix if needed
   }
   var addVarArray = new Array();// text to hold output
   var navlist = $(menuUL).find("li"); 
   it = 1;// iteration marker
   $.each( navlist, 
		function(i){
			var nodeType = this.firstChild.nodeName;
			var parentNodeObj = this.firstChild;
			if(nodeType == 'A'){
			  nodeLink = this.firstChild.pathname;
			  //alert('>'+nodeLink);
			  //nodeLink = this.firstChild.href;
			  //location.pathname
			  //nodeLinkAbsolute = nodeLink.split('')
			  nodeText = this.firstChild.firstChild.nodeValue;
			  
			  addVarArray[prefix + it] = nodeLink + '|' + nodeText;// add to array of links
			}
		it++;	
	});
	
	
	
	return addVarArray;// return array of
	
}// 


function returnQBaseArray(){
			
			var fullPath = window.location;
			var relativePath = fullPath['pathname'].toLowerCase();
			var pathArray = new Array();
			pathArray = relativePath.split("/");
			var basePath = pathArray[1];
			
			
			if(pathArray[2]){
				var deepPath = basePath + '/' + pathArray[2];
			}else{
				var deepPath = basePath;
			}
			//alert('basePath> '+fullPath['pathname']);
			
			pathInfo = new Array();
			pathInfo['deepPath'] = deepPath;
			pathInfo['basePath'] = basePath;
			
			
			
			//return pathInfo;
			
			return basePath;// return val of first arg
		
		}