function getParameter(name) {

	var url = window.location.href;
	var paramsStart = url.indexOf("?");

	if(paramsStart != -1){

 		var paramString = url.substr(paramsStart + 1);
 		var tokenStart = paramString.indexOf(name);

 		if(tokenStart != -1){

    		paramToEnd = paramString.substr(tokenStart + name.length + 1);
    		var delimiterPos = paramToEnd.indexOf("&");

   			if(delimiterPos == -1){
      			return paramToEnd;
   			}
   			else {
     			return paramToEnd.substr(0, delimiterPos);
   			}
		}
	}
	
}