function Preload_Image(_path) {

    if ( document.images ) {

        var _file; var _name; var _x;

        _x = _path.lastIndexOf("/");

        if ( (_x > -1) && (_x < _path.length) ) {

            _file = _path.substring(_x + 1, _path.length);

        } else {

            _file = _path;

        }


        _x = _file.lastIndexOf(".");

        if ( (_x > -1) && (_x < _file.length) ) {

            _name = _file.substring(0, _x);

        } else {

            _name = _file;

        }

        eval( "img_" + _name + " = new Image;" );
        eval( "img_" + _name + ".src = \"" + _path + "\";");

        return( _name );

    }

}


function Preload_Images() {

    if ( document.images ) {

        for (var _i = 0; _i < arguments.length; _i++) {
        
            Preload_Image(arguments[_i]);
         
        }

    }

}

function Change_Image(_img_name, _obj_name, _text) {

    if ( document.images ) {

        eval("document.images['" + _img_name + "'].src = " + "img_" + _obj_name + ".src");

    }
    
    if ( _text != null ) {
    
        window.status = _text;
        
    } else {
    
        window.status = '';
        
    }

}