if (document.getElementById) {
  locate = function() {
    var elements = new Array();
    for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
      var element = arguments[i];
      if (typeof element == 'string') {
        element = document.getElementById(element);
      }
      if (arguments.length == 1) {
        return element;
      }
      elements.push(element);
    }
    return elements;
  };
}
else if (document.all) {
  locate = function() {
    var elements = new Array();
    for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
      var element = arguments[i];
      if (typeof element == 'string') {
        element = document.all[element];
      }
      if (arguments.length == 1) {
        return element;
      }
      elements.push(element);
    }
    return elements;
  };
}