function showHide(whichLayer, task)
{
	if (document.getElementById)
	{
		//this is the way the standards work
		var style2 = document.getElementById(whichLayer).style;
	}
	else if (document.all)
	{
		//this is the way old msie versions work
		var style2 = document.all[whichLayer].style;
	}
	else if (document.layers)
	{
		//this is the way nn4 works
		var style2 = document.layers[whichLayer].style;
	}

	if (task == "show") {
		style2.display = "inline";	//block
	} else if (task == "hide") {
		style2.display = "none";
	} else if (task == "toggle") {
		if (style2.display == "none") {
			style2.display = "inline";	//block
		} else {
			style2.display = "none";
		}
	}
}
