/*** simpleFindObj, by Andrew Shearer */

function simpleFindObj(name, inLayer) {
	return document[name] || (document.all && document.all[name])
		|| (document.getElementById && document.getElementById(name))
		|| (document.layers && inLayer && document.layers[inLayer].document[name]);
}

function writeToDiv(divName, newValue)
{
    var divObject = simpleFindObj(divName);
    if (newValue == '') {
        newValue = '<span>&nbsp;' + newValue + '<' + '/span>';
    }
    if (divObject && divObject.innerHTML) {
        divObject.innerHTML = newValue;
    }
    else if (divObject && divObject.document) {
        divObject.document.writeln(newValue);
        divObject.document.close();
    }
    // else divObject wasn't found;
}