function showObject(v) {
    drawMessageBox();
    var obj =document.getElementById(v);
    obj.style.display = '';         
  }
      
  showObject('splashScreen');
  
  function hideObject(v) {
    var obj =document.getElementById(v);
    obj.style.display = 'none';         
  }
  
  function drawMessageBox()
  {          
  var box = "<div id='splashScreen' style='position:absolute;z-index:5;top:30%;left:35%;'>"
            +"<table cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' style='width:300px; height:200px;'>"
            +"<tr><td style='width:100%; height:100%;font-family:Tahoma;' align='center' valign='middle'>"
            +"<br/><br />"
            +"<IMG src='Images/loadingPrePage.gif' BORDER='0' Name='Progress'/>"
            +"  Loading..."
            +"</td><td></td></tr>"
            +"</table>"
            +"</div>";
            document.write(box);
 }
 
 //<% Response.Flush()%>
 //<% System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(3000)%>