function highlightElement(elementid) {
    var element = document.getElementById(elementid);
    if (element != null) {
        var oldBgColor = element.style.backgroundColor;
        element.style.backgroundColor = '#FFFF99';
        setTimeout('restoreElementHighLight("' + elementid + '","' + oldBgColor + '")', 2000);
    }
}

function restoreElementHighLight(elementId,oldColor){
    var element = document.getElementById(elementId);
    element.style.backgroundColor = oldColor;
}