function MSOLayout_GetRealOffset(StartingObject, OffsetType, EndParent) 
{ 
    var realValue=0; 
    if (!EndParent) EndParent=document.body; 
    for (var currentObject=StartingObject; currentObject && currentObject !=EndParent 
         && currentObject != document.body; currentObject=currentObject.offsetParent) 
    { 
        var offset = eval('currentObject.offset'+OffsetType); 
        if (offset) realValue+=offset; 
    } 
    return realValue; 
}