function getPageVariables(URL) {

	var pageVars = new Object();
	
	var search = (URL) ? URL : window.location.search;
	
	flashQuery = search;

	if (search.length < 2) { return pageVars; }
	
	search = search.substring(1);


	var params = search.split('&');
      
      
	for (var i = 0; i < params.length; i++) {

		if (params[i] == "") { continue; }
        
		if (params[i].indexOf('=') <= 0) {
		
			pageVars[params[i]] = "";
			
		} else {
		
			var parameter = params[i].split('=');
			
			pageVars[parameter[0]] = unescape(parameter[1]);
			
		}
		
	}

	return pageVars;
	
}
    
    
    
//var urlArray = getPageVariables();