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;
}