//========================================================
//get the animated banner

    function getBanner(query){

        var html    = "";
        var info    = getFlashInfo();

        html += '<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" width="958px">';
        html += '<tr><td class="banner_bkg">';
            
        if(info.installed && info.version >= 8){

            var flash_params = new Object({
                                obj_id:         "banner",
                                obj_width:      778,
                                obj_height:     90,
                                obj_bkgcolor:   "#00316D",
                                flash_src:      "/_Layouts/OT_flash/banner/banner.swf",
                                flash_vars:     "res=/_Layouts/OT_flash/banner/&xml="+ countryID
                                });

            html += getFlashObject(flash_params);

        } else {
            var flash_params = new Object({
                                obj_width:      778,
                                obj_height:     90
                                });

            html += noFlash(flash_params);
        }
        html += '</td></tr></table>';        
        
//        var show_selector = (id == "0")? true : false;
//        html += getToolbar(query,show_selector);
        return html;
    }