var l_LBannerImage	= new Array();	// valid banner images
	var l_LBannerLink	= new Array();	// valid image links
	var l_LBannerTarget	= new Array();	// valid link targets
	var l_Index = 0;

	// initialise the global banner image and link arrays 

	l_LBannerImage[l_LBannerImage.length]   = '/mmp/online/website/configuration/banner_partners_left/image_19832/telegiornali_rai.jpg';
	l_LBannerLink[l_LBannerLink.length]     = 'href="http://www.raiclicktv.it/raiclickpc/secure/list_tg.srv?id=1879"';
	l_LBannerTarget[l_LBannerTarget.length] = '_blank';

	// remove the specified banner from the global banner/link arrays
	// (...so it cannot be randomly picked agai!n)

	function RemoveLBanner (p_BannerIndex)
		{
		var l_NewLBannerImage	= new Array();
		var l_NewLBannerLink	= new Array();
		var l_NewLBannerTarget	= new Array();

		// Build new image/link arrays holding all banners except p_BannerIndex
		// ( Unfortunately, we can't rely on the array splice() function to be available in every
		//   Browser/JavaScript implementation, therefore we do that in a loop)

		for (l_Index = 0; l_Index < l_LBannerImage.length; l_Index++)
			{
			if (l_Index != p_BannerIndex)			// exclude the specified banner
				{
				l_NewLBannerImage  [l_NewLBannerImage.length]  = l_LBannerImage[l_Index];
				l_NewLBannerLink   [l_NewLBannerLink.length]   = l_LBannerLink[l_Index];
				l_NewLBannerTarget [l_NewLBannerTarget.length] = l_LBannerTarget[l_Index];
				}
			}

		// replace the global banner image/link arrays with the new ones

		l_LBannerImage  = l_NewLBannerImage;
		l_LBannerLink   = l_NewLBannerLink;
		l_LBannerTarget = l_NewLBannerTarget;
		}

	// display p_Num banners chosen randomly from the global banner/link arrays

	function RandomLBanners (p_Num)
		{
		while ( p_Num > 0						// are we finished ?
				&& l_LBannerImage.length > 0)	// are there still banners available ?
			{
			l_Index = Math.floor (Math.random() * l_LBannerImage.length);	// pick a random banner

			if (l_LBannerLink[l_Index] != "")								// display banner with anchor
				{
				if (l_LBannerTarget[l_Index] != "")
					{
					document.write ('<a target="' + l_LBannerTarget[l_Index] + '" ' + l_LBannerLink[l_Index] + '>');
					} 
				else
					{
					document.write ('<a ' + l_LBannerLink[l_Index] + '>');
					}
				document.write ('<img border="0" vspace="7" width="120" height="60" src="' + l_LBannerImage[l_Index] + '">');
				document.write ('</a>');
				}
			else															// display banner without anchor
				{
				document.write ('<img border="0" vspace="7" width="120" height="60" src="' + l_LBannerImage[l_Index] + '">');
				}

			RemoveLBanner (l_Index);		// we don't wont the same banner to be picked again!
			p_Num--;
			}
		}

	// Call RandomLBanners () with the number of banners you want to display

	RandomLBanners (5);