function setPointer(theRow, thePointerColor)
{
	if (thePointerColor == '' || typeof(theRow.style) == 'undefined')
	{
		return false;
	}
	if (typeof(document.getElementsByTagName) != 'undefined')
	{
		var theCells = theRow.getElementsByTagName('td');
	}
	else if (typeof(theRow.cells) != 'undefined')
	{
		var theCells = theRow.cells;
	}
	else
	{
		return false;
	}

	var rowCellsCnt = theCells.length;

	for (var c = 0; c < rowCellsCnt; c++)
	{
		theCells[c].style.backgroundColor = thePointerColor;
	}

	return true;

} // end of the 'setPointer()' function