//check that a new enough version of IE is in use.
$(document).ready(function () {
    var i = getIEVersion();

    if (i < 9 && i > 0) { $(".ie8warning").html('<table style="border: 2px solid #555; padding-right: 5px !important; padding-top: 5px !important; padding-left: 5px !important; padding-bottom: 5px !important; background-color: #DDD; font-style: italic;"><tr><td>As of June 2012 SEIS will no longer support IE 7. Get the most out of SEIS, upgrade now to the NEW <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie/home" target="_blank">IE 9.0</a>.</td></tr></table>'); } 
});

function getIEVersion()
// Returns the version of IE or a -1 for other browsers.
{var rv = -1; if (navigator.appName == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer') { var ua = navigator.userAgent; var re = new RegExp("MSIE ([0-9]{1,}[\.0-9]{0,})"); if (re.exec(ua) != null) rv = parseFloat(RegExp.$1);} return rv; }