function loadImages(path) {
if (document.images) { 
img1 = new Image
img1.src = path + '/images/topleft.gif'
img2 = new Image
img2.src = path + '/images/topright.gif'
img3 = new Image
img3.src = path + '/images/bottomleft.gif'
img4 = new Image
img4.src = path + '/images/bottomright.gif'
img5 = new Image
img5.src = path + '/images/topborder.gif'
img6 = new Image
img6.src = path + '/images/bottomborder.gif'
img7 = new Image
img7.src = path + '/images/tableft.gif'
img8 = new Image
img8.src = path + '/images/tabright.gif'
}
}