// some variables to save
	var currentPosition;
	var currentVolume;
	var currentItem;

// This is a javascript handler for the player and is always needed.
	function thisMovie(movieName) {
	    if(navigator.appName.indexOf("Microsoft") != -1) {
			return window[movieName];
		} else {
			return document[movieName];
		}
	};

	// these functions are caught by the JavascriptView object of the player.
	function sendEvent(typ,prm) { 
	thisMovie("mplayer").sendEvent(typ,prm); 
	};
	function getUpdate(typ,pr1,pr2,pid) {
		if(typ == "time") { 
			currentPosition = pr1;
			document.getElementById("time_pass").value = pr1;
			}
		else if(typ == "volume") { currentVolume = pr1; }
		else if(typ == "item") { currentItem = pr1; setTimeout("getItemData(currentItem)",100); }
		else if (typ == "load") 
		{
			currentLoad = pr1;
			document.getElementById("loadstate").innerHTML = currentLoad;

		}
		var id = document.getElementById(typ);
		id.innerHTML = typ+ ": "+Math.round(pr1);
			
		pr2 == undefined ? null: id.innerHTML += ", "+Math.round(pr2);
		if(pid != "null") {
			document.getElementById("pid").innerHTML = "(received from the player with id <i>"+pid+"</i>)";
		}
	};
// These functions are caught by the feeder object of the player.
	function loadFile(obj) { thisMovie("mplayer").loadFile(obj); };
	function addItem(obj,idx) { thisMovie("mplayer").addItem(obj,idx); }
	function removeItem(idx) { thisMovie("mplayer").removeItem(idx); }

	function getItemData(idx) {
		var obj = thisMovie("mplayer").itemData(idx);
		var data_pass = new Array;
		var nodes = "";
		for(var i in obj) { 
			nodes += "<li name="+i+">"+i+": "+obj[i]+"</li>"; 
			data_pass=obj[i]; 	
		}
		//document.getElementById("data").innerHTML = nodes;
		//document.getElementById("var_pass").value = data_pass;


	};