var _tabid = '';
// tabid can have more than one item...comma delimited
// formated such as "tool_tab_window,list_tab_window"
function getTabID(){return _tabid;}

function getTabID(index){
  if(index<1){ return ''; }
  var rc = '';
  var i = 0;
  var sz = _tabid.length;
  var item = 1;
  for(i=0; i<sz  && item<=index; i++){
	if(item==index && _tabid.charAt(i)!=','){ rc+=_tabid.charAt(i); }
    if(_tabid.charAt(i)==','){item++;}
  }
  //alert('getTabID=' + rc);
  return rc;
}
function setTabID(pu){_tabid=pu;}