//SET SCROLLER APPEARANCE AND MESSAGES
var myScroller1 = new Scroller(0, 0, 590, 150, 0, 5); //(xpos, ypos, width, height, border, padding)
myScroller1.setColors("#CCCCCC", "#000000", "#009900"); //(fgcolor, bgcolor, bdcolor)
myScroller1.setFont("Verdana,Arial,Helvetica", 2);
myScroller1.addItem("<b>Welcome to our website here at the OVT. We are proud to announce that the Squirrel Dog Fever IV video has arrived and is up on the <a href='videos.htm'>video page</a> ready to go out. We would like to thank everyone for your support and hope you enjoy your stay.<br/><br/>This site is best viewed with Internet Explorer 7.0 [<a href='http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx' target='_blank'>Download Now</a>] </b>");

//SET SCROLLER PAUSE
myScroller1.setPause(5000); //set pause beteen msgs, in milliseconds

function runmikescroll() {

  var layer;
  var mikex, mikey;

  // Locate placeholder layer so we can use it to position the scrollers.

  layer = getLayer("placeholder");
  mikex = getPageLeft(layer);
  mikey = getPageTop(layer);

  // Create the first scroller and position it.

  myScroller1.create();
  myScroller1.hide();
  myScroller1.moveTo(mikex, mikey);
  myScroller1.setzIndex(100);
  myScroller1.show();
}