getElementAbsolutePosition = function(vEl){
	var vLeft = 0,  vTop = 0;
	do{
		vLeft += vEl.offsetLeft;
		vTop += vEl.offsetTop;
		vEl=vEl.offsetParent;
	}while(vEl && vEl.tagName!='BODY' && vEl.tagName!='HTML');
	vRet = new Object();
	vRet.left = vLeft;
	vRet.top = vTop;
	
	return(vRet);
}