//========================================================
//get the animated banner

    function getBanner(query){

        var html    = "";
        var info    = getFlashInfo();
        var rand    = (Math.round(Math.random()*5)) + 1;
        var blt     = "b" + rand + "-lt";
        var brt     = "b" + rand + "-rt";
        var bmi     = "b" + rand;

        if(info.installed && info.version >= 7){

            html += '<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">';
            html += '<tr><td width="220" style="background-color:#EEEEEE;">';

            var flash_params = new Object({
                                obj_id:         "banner-lt",
                                obj_width:      220,
                                obj_height:     90,
                                obj_bkgcolor:   "#ffffff",
                                flash_src:      "flash/banner/banner.swf",
                                flash_vars:     "banner=" + blt
                                });

            html += getFlashObject(flash_params);
            html += '<div id="selector" style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:10px;">';
            html += getLanguageSelector();
            html += '</div>';
            html += '</td><td width="340">';

            flash_params.obj_id = "banner-mi";
            flash_params.obj_width = 340;
            flash_params.obj_height = 120;
            flash_params.flash_src = "flash/banner/people.swf";
            flash_params.flash_vars = "banner=" + bmi;

            html += getFlashObject(flash_params);
            html += '</td><td width="220" style="background-color:#EEEEEE;">';

            flash_params.obj_id = "banner-rt";
            flash_params.obj_width = 220;
            flash_params.obj_height = 90;
            flash_params.flash_src = "flash/banner/banner.swf";
            flash_params.flash_vars = "banner=" + brt;

            html += getFlashObject(flash_params);
            html += '<div id="selector" style="margin-top:5px;margin-left:10px;">';
            html += getSearchControls(query);
            html += '</div>';
            html += '</td><td class="banner_bkg"><div style="background-color:#EEEEEE;height:30px;margin-top:90px;"><img src="img/spacer.gif"/></div></td>';
            html += '</tr>';
            html += '</table>';

        } else {
            var flash_params = new Object({
                                obj_width:      780,
                                obj_height:     90
                                });

            html += noFlash(flash_params);
            html += getToolbar(query);
        }

        return html;
    }

//========================================================
//get the people
/*
    function getPeople(pids){

        var html = '<div id="person" style="position:absolute;left:350px;top:72px;z-index:500;">';

        html += '<img src="flash/banner/img/p1.png"/>';
        html += '</div>';
        return html;
    }
*/


/*
    function getPeople(pids){

        var html = '<div id="person" style="position:absolute;left:350px;top:72px;z-index:500;">';

        var flash_params = new Object({    obj_id:         "people",
                                           obj_width:      220,
                                           obj_height:     121,
                                           obj_bkgcolor:   "#ffffff",
                                           flash_src:      "flash/banner/people.swf",
                                           flash_vars:     "people=" + pids,
                                           transparent:     true
                                        });

        var info = getFlashInfo();

        if(info.installed && info.version >= 7){
            html += getFlashObject(flash_params);
        } else {
            html += noFlash(flash_params);
        }

        html += '</div>';

        return html;
    }
*/