var IEV = new IEVersion();

//if (IEV.BrowserMode.toUpperCase().indexOf("COMPAT") >= 0)
	//alert ("We've detected that you are using Internet Explorer, and that compatibility mode is engaged. Compatibility mode is designed to allow websites that use old standards to display properly in Internet Explorer, however this site has been updated to contain modern code and will not display properly with compatibility mode activated. There should be a button between your URL bar and your Refresh icon button that looks like a broken page. After you dismiss this warning message, click that button and wait a moment -- the page should reload without compatibility view and everything will appear as it should. Sorry for the inconvenience, only a small handful of users will ever encounter this message and once you've clicked the disable button, it will remain disabled whenever you come back for subsequent visit.");
	

function IEVersion()
{
	var _n=navigator,_w=window,_d=document;
	var version="NA";
	var na=_n.userAgent;
	var ieDocMode="NA";
	var ie8BrowserMode="NA";
	// Look for msie and make sure its not opera in disguise
	if(/msie/i.test(na) && (!_w.opera)){
		// also check for spoofers by checking known IE objects
		if(_w.attachEvent && _w.ActiveXObject){		
			// Get version displayed in UA although if its IE 8 running in 7 or compat mode it will appear as 7
			version = (na.match( /.+ie\s([\d.]+)/i ) || [])[1];
			// Its IE 8 pretending to be IE 7 or in compat mode		
			if(parseInt(version)==7){				
				// documentMode is only supported in IE 8 so we know if its here its really IE 8
				if(_d.documentMode){
					version = 8; //reset? change if you need to
					// IE in Compat mode will mention Trident in the useragent
					if(/trident\/\d/i.test(na)){
						ie8BrowserMode = "Compat Mode";
					// if it doesn't then its running in IE 7 mode
					}else{
						ie8BrowserMode = "IE 7 Mode";
					}
				}
			}else if(parseInt(version)==8){
				// IE 8 will always have documentMode available
				if(_d.documentMode){ ie8BrowserMode = "IE 8 Mode";}
			}
			// If we are in IE 8 (any mode) or previous versions of IE we check for the documentMode or compatMode for pre 8 versions			
			ieDocMode = (_d.documentMode) ? _d.documentMode : (_d.compatMode && _d.compatMode=="CSS1Compat") ? 7 : 5;//default to quirks mode IE5				   			
		}
	}
				 
	return {
		"UserAgent" : na,
		"Version" : version,
		"BrowserMode" : ie8BrowserMode,
		"DocMode": ieDocMode
	}			
}