<!--	
	  // this function is need to work around 
	  // a bug in IE related to element attributes
	  function hasClass(obj) {
		 var result = false;
		 if (obj.getAttributeNode("class") != null) {
			 result = obj.getAttributeNode("class").value;
		 }
		 return result;
	  }   
	
	 function stripe(id) {
	
		// the flag we'll use to keep track of 
		// whether the current row is odd or even
		var even = false;
	  
		// if arguments are provided to specify the colours
		// of the even & odd rows, then use the them;
		// otherwise use the following defaults:
		var evenColor = arguments[1] ? arguments[1] : "#fff";
		var oddColor = arguments[2] ? arguments[2] : "#E5EFBD";
	  
		// obtain a reference to the desired table
		// if no such table exists, abort
		var table = document.getElementById(id);
		if (! table) { return; }
		
		// by definition, tables can have more than one tbody
		// element, so we'll have to get the list of child
		// &lt;tbody&gt;s 
		var tbodies = table.getElementsByTagName("tbody");
	
		// and iterate through them...
		for (var h = 0; h < tbodies.length; h++) {
		
		 // find all the &lt;tr&gt; elements... 
		  var trs = tbodies[h].getElementsByTagName("tr");
		  
		  // ... and iterate through them
		  for (var i = 0; i < trs.length; i++) {
	
			// avoid rows that have a class attribute
			// or backgroundColor style
			if (!hasClass(trs[i]) && ! trs[i].style.backgroundColor) {
	 
			 // get all the cells in this row...
			  var tds = trs[i].getElementsByTagName("td");
			
			  // and iterate through them...
			  for (var j = 0; j < tds.length; j++) {
			
				var mytd = tds[j];
	
				// avoid cells that have a class attribute
				// or backgroundColor style
				if (! hasClass(mytd) && ! mytd.style.backgroundColor) {
			
				  mytd.style.backgroundColor = even ? evenColor : oddColor;
				  
				}
			  }
			}
			// flip from odd to even, or vice-versa
			even =  ! even;
		  }
		}
	  }
	// -->