diff --git a/functions.js b/functions.js
index 423b0b539..713b3b46a 100644
--- a/functions.js
+++ b/functions.js
@@ -370,28 +370,8 @@ function dropboxSelect(e, v) {
 	}
 }
 
-// originally stolen from http://www.11tmr.com/11tmr.nsf/d6plinks/MWHE-695L9Z
-// bugfixed just a little bit :-)
-function getURLParam(strParamName){
-  var strReturn = "";
-  var strHref = window.location.href;
-
-  if (strHref.indexOf("#") == strHref.length-1) {
-		strHref = strHref.substring(0, strHref.length-1);
-  }
-
-  if ( strHref.indexOf("?") > -1 ){
-    var strQueryString = strHref.substr(strHref.indexOf("?"));
-    var aQueryString = strQueryString.split("&");
-    for ( var iParam = 0; iParam < aQueryString.length; iParam++ ){
-      if (aQueryString[iParam].indexOf(strParamName + "=") > -1 ){
-        var aParam = aQueryString[iParam].split("=");
-        strReturn = aParam[1];
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  return strReturn;
+function getURLParam(param){
+	return String(window.location.href).parseQuery()[param];
 } 
 
 function leading_zero(p) {