// these first two functions are using fixed parameters for the names
// and number of columns, these can be used for a layout where 
function getLongest_1() {
	colLength = new Array(1);
	colLength[0] = document.getElementById("LeftColumn").offsetHeight;
	colLength[1] = document.getElementById("RightColumn").offsetHeight;
	colLength.sort(sortNumeric);
	colLength.reverse();
	return colLength[0];
}
function setLongest() {
	divLen = getLongest_1();
	document.getElementById("LeftColumn").style.height = divLen+"px";
	document.getElementById("RightColumn").style.height = divLen+"px";
	
}
function sortNumeric(a,b)
{
return a - b
}

function getLongest() {
	parentDiv = document.getElementById("SetHeight");
	cols = parentDiv.getElementsByTagName("div"); 
	colLength = new Array(cols.length);
	for (x=0; x < cols.length; x++) {
		colLength[x] = document.getElementById(cols[x].id).offsetHeight;
	}
	colLength.sort(sortNumeric);
	colLength.reverse();
	return colLength[0];
}
function setColumns() {
	divLen = getLongest();
	parentDiv = document.getElementById("SetHeight");
	cols = parentDiv.getElementsByTagName("div"); 
	for (x=0; x < cols.length; x++) {
		document.getElementById(cols[x].id).style.height = divLen+"px";
	}
}