statusBar = null;
statusBarInitColor = null;
currentStatusText = " ";

function setStatus(text, isReady, flash, showAlert) 
{
	currentStatusText = text;
	statusBar.innerHTML = text;
	if (flash) {
		statusBar.style.backgroundColor = "red";
	} else {
		statusBar.style.backgroundColor = statusBarInitColor;
	}
	if (isReady) {
		setTimeout("setStatus('Ready', false, false)", 5000);
	}
	if (showAlert) {
		ftp.alert(text);
	}
}

function setToolTip(text) {
	statusBar.innerHTML = text;
}

function clearToolTip() {
	statusBar.innerHTML = currentStatusText;
}