/* Flash-Funktionen */
function getCookieVal (offset) {
	var endstr = document.cookie.indexOf (";", offset);
	if (endstr == -1)
		endstr = document.cookie.length;
	return unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, endstr));
}
function GetCookie (name) {
	var arg = name + "=";
	var alen = arg.length;
	var clen = document.cookie.length;
	var i = 0;
	while (i < clen) {
		var j = i + alen;
		if (document.cookie.substring(i, j) == arg)
		return getCookieVal (j);
		i = document.cookie.indexOf(" ", i) + 1;
		if (i == 0) break;
	}
	return null;
}

function usf_authenticate() {
	var keks = GetCookie("USF_AOL3");
	thisMovie("ticker").auth(keks);
}


/*****************************************
Grundfunktionalitaet für das Flashinterface
UNVERAENDERT LASSEN!
*****************************************/

function thisMovie(movieName) {
    if (navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft") != -1) {
		return window[movieName]
    }
    else {
        return document[movieName]
    }
}
