var curchar='';
var numSize='';

function price(string){
 numSize='l';

 if (isan(string)){
  inN=parseFloat(string);

  //show dollar sign before number
  if (inN>=1){
   document.write('<img src="/shared/images/Price_sign.gif" width="15" height="36">');
  }

  //show numbers
  for (var i=0;i < string.length;i++){
   curChar=string.substring(i,i+1);
   if (curChar == '.'){
    numSize='s';
   }else if (curChar == ','){
    document.write('<img src="/shared/images/Price_comma.gif" width="15" height="36">');
   }else{
    document.write('<img src="/shared/images/Price_' + numSize + curChar + '.gif">');
   }
  }

  //show cent sign after number
  if (inN<1){
   document.write('<img src="/shared/images/Price_cent.gif" width="18" height="36">');
  }
 }else{
  document.write(string);
 }
}

function isan(string) {
 if (string.length==0)
  return false;
 for (var i=0;i < string.length;i++)
  if (((string.substring(i,i+1) < '0') || (string.substring(i,i+1) > '9')) && (string.substring(i,i+1)!='.'))
   return false;

 return true;
}
