// The images used for indicating the current state of the node
        // eg. parent node expanded or collapsed.
        // eg. leaf node active or inactive.
        var sNodeIconCollapsed		= "/images/" + sChannel + "/NavCollapsed.gif";
        var sNodeIconExpanded		= "/images/" + sChannel + "/NavExpanded.gif";
        var sNodeIconLeafInactive	= "/images/" + sChannel + "/NavExpanded.gif";
        var sNodeIconLeafActive		= "/images/" + sChannel + "/NavExpanded.gif";
        var sNodeIconBullet			= "/images/" + sChannel + "/NavBullet.gif";
        // The image used for padding of nodes.
        var sTransparentImageSrc	= "/images/web/space.gif";
        // The CSS styles indicating whether a leaf node is
        // active or inactive
        var sNodeCSSActive			= "/images/" + sChannel + "/NavExpanded.gif";
        var sNodeCSSInactive		= "/images/" + sChannel + "/NavExpanded.gif";
        // The CSS style to format the table that contains
        // a nodes child nodes so that if a node has a long
        // description when the text wraps it is indented
        // correctly.
        var sNodeCSSTable = "navigation";
        // The width of the transparent image used for padding.
        var iNodePaddingWidth = 0;
        // The height of the transparent image used for padding.
        var iNodePaddingHeight = 1;
        // Flag true if the parent nodes should be collapsed
        // when a node in another branch is expanded, and false
        // if we don't want any action to occur if a node in
        // another branch is expanded.
        var bCollapseParentNodes = false;
        // Disregard this nodes own href property and force the
        // node to display as a hyperlink whether it has
        // child nodes or not.
        var bForceShowNodeAsLink = true;
        // Search for an sActiveLinkGUID within the ASP session object
        // This value is used to maintain state of the main navigation
        var sASPActiveLinkGUID = "";