function sendEvent(swf,typ,prm) {
	thisMovie(swf).sendEvent(typ,prm);
};

function getUpdate(typ,pr1,pr2,swf) {
	if(typ == "state" && swf == "videoplayer") {
		gid('stateshow').innerHTML = pr1;
	}
};

function loadFile(swf,obj) {
	thisMovie(swf).loadFile(obj);
};

function getLength(swf) {
	var len = thisMovie(swf).getLength();
	alert('the length of the playlist is: '+len);
};

function addItem(swf,obj,idx) {
	thisMovie(swf).addItem(obj,idx);
};

function removeItem(swf,idx) {
	thisMovie(swf).removeItem(idx);
};

function itemData(swf,idx) {
	var obj = thisMovie(swf).itemData(idx);
	var txt = "";
	for(var i in obj) {
		txt += i+": "+obj[i]+"\n";
	}
	alert(txt);
};

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