function launchWS(winName) {



	//window height and width

	myHeight = screen.height*.80;

	myWidth = 856;

	

	//widow height bounds

	if ( myHeight < 556 ) {

		myHeight = 556;

	} else if (myHeight>700) {

		myHeight = 700;

	}

	

	//get screen size, and cacl center screen positioning

	var height = screen.height;

	var width = screen.width;

	var leftpos = (width / 2 - myWidth / 2)  + 250;

	var toppos = (height / 2 - myHeight / 2) - 40; 



   //open window	

   msgWindow=window.open(winName,"ws_window","toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=yes,width=" + myWidth + ",height="+ myHeight + ", left=" + leftpos + ",top=" + toppos);  



   //focus window

   setTimeout('msgWindow.focus()',1);

}