function createSlideshow(htmlInput)
    {
    	var wrapper = document.getElementById('slideshow_wrapper');
    	var imgArray = htmlInput.split('|');
    	document.getElementById('slideshow1').innerHTML = imgArray[0];
    	
    	var i = 1;
    	for (i; i < imgArray.length; i++)
    	{
    		var newDiv = document.createElement('div');
    		var divId = 'slideshow' + (i+1);
    		newDiv.setAttribute('id', divId);
    		newDiv.style.display = "none";
    		newDiv.innerHTML = imgArray[i];
    		wrapper.appendChild(newDiv);
    	}
    }

    function start_slideshow(start_frame, end_frame, delay) {
        setTimeout(switch_slides(start_frame,start_frame,end_frame, delay), delay);
    }
                            
    function switch_slides(frame, start_frame, end_frame, delay) {
        return (function() {
            Effect.Fade('slideshow' + frame);
            if (frame == end_frame) { frame = start_frame; } else { frame = frame + 1; }
            setTimeout("Effect.Appear('slideshow" + frame + "');", 1250);
            setTimeout(switch_slides(frame, start_frame, end_frame, delay), delay + 1250);
        })
    }