var items = new Array();
var itemLinks = new Array();
var itemTarget = new Array();
var item_num;
var item_str_length;
var item_count;
var item_text;

function ticker_init(tickerData, tickerLinks)
{
	items = tickerData;
	itemLinks = tickerLinks;
	item_num = -1;
	item_str_length = 0;
	item_count = items.length;
	var ticker_anchor = document.getElementById('ticker');
	ticker_begin();
}

function ticker_begin()
{
	var ticker_anchor = document.getElementById('ticker');
	var action_timeout;
	if(item_str_length == 0)
	{
		item_num++;
		item_num = item_num % item_count;
		item_text = items[item_num].replace(/"/g,'"');		
	}

	ticker_anchor.href = itemLinks[item_num];
	ticker_anchor.target = itemTarget[item_num];
	ticker_anchor.innerHTML = item_text.substring(0,item_str_length) + ((item_str_length==item_text.length) ? "" : "_");

	if(item_str_length < item_text.length)	{
		item_str_length++;
		action_timeout = 50;
	}
	else 
	{
		item_str_length = 0;
		action_timeout = 3000;
	}

	setTimeout("ticker_begin()", action_timeout);
}

 function startTicker()
{   
    if (document.getElementById('ticker'))
    {
        var items = new Array(); 
        var itemLinks = new Array();
        
        items[0] = "Register for WDHInteractive to access your account online.";  
        itemLinks[0] = "/WDHInteractive/Unauthenticated/introduction.aspx";  
        itemTarget[0] = "";
        
        items[1] = "View our interactive bathroom designer.";  
        itemLinks[1] = "/WDHInteractive/improvement/bathroom/bathroom.aspx";  
        itemTarget[1] = ""; //"_blank";
        
        items[2] = "Interested in working for us? Apply for one of our vacancies online.";
        itemLinks[2] = "/WDHInteractive/jobvacancies/default.aspx";
        itemTarget[2] = "";
        
        ticker_init(items,itemLinks);
    }
}