function setPointer(theRow, theAction, theDefaultColor, thePointerColor) 
{ 
    var theCells = null; 
    if ((thePointerColor == '') 
        || typeof(theRow.style) == 'undefined') { 
        return false; 
    } 

    if (typeof(document.getElementsByTagName) != 'undefined') { 
        theCells = theRow.getElementsByTagName('td'); 
    } 
    else if (typeof(theRow.cells) != 'undefined') { 
        theCells = theRow.cells; 
    } 
    else { 
        return false; 
    } 

    var rowCellsCnt  = theCells.length; 
    var domDetect    = null; 
    var currentColor = null; 
    var newColor     = null; 
   
    if (typeof(window.opera) == 'undefined' 
        && typeof(theCells[0].getAttribute) != 'undefined') { 
        currentColor = theCells[0].getAttribute('bgcolor'); 
        domDetect    = true; 
    } 
    
    else { 
        currentColor = theCells[0].style.backgroundColor; 
        domDetect    = false; 
    }  

    if (currentColor == '' 
        || currentColor.toLowerCase() == theDefaultColor.toLowerCase()) { 
        if (theAction == 'over' && thePointerColor != '') { 
            newColor = thePointerColor; 
        } 

    } 
    else if (currentColor.toLowerCase() == thePointerColor.toLowerCase()) { 
        if (theAction == 'out') { 
            newColor = theDefaultColor; 
        } 
    } 
    if (newColor) { 
        var c = null; 
        if (domDetect) { 
            for (c = 0; c < rowCellsCnt; c++) { 
                theCells[c].setAttribute('bgcolor', newColor, 0); 
            } 
        } 
        else { 
            for (c = 0; c < rowCellsCnt; c++) { 
                theCells[c].style.backgroundColor = newColor; 
            } 
        } 
    }

    return true; 
}