/***************************************************************************
* Returns a named parameter from the querystring.
* Unused and untested
***************************************************************************/

if (typeof(ge)=="undefined") ge={};

ge.get_parameter=function(name)
{
 parameters={};
 query_string=location.search.substring(1).replace(/\+/g, ' ');
 chunks=query_string.split("&");
 for each (var chunk in chunks)
 {
  key   = unescape(chunk.split("=")[0]);
  value = unescape(chunk.split("=")[1]);
  parameters[key]=value;
 }
 return parameters[name];
}