function setColor(theRow, theMarkColor) {
    var theCells = null;

    // 1. Pointer and mark feature are disabled or the browser can't get the
    //    row -> exits
    if (theMarkColor == '' || typeof(theRow.style) == 'undefined') {
        return false;
    }

    // 2. Gets the current row and exits if the browser can't get it
    if (typeof(document.getElementsByTagName) != 'undefined') {
        theCells = theRow.getElementsByTagName('td');
    }
    else if (typeof(theRow.cells) != 'undefined') {
        theCells = theRow.cells;
    }
    else {
        return false;
    }

    var rowCellsCnt  = theCells.length;
    if (theMarkColor) {
        var c = null;
        for (c = 0; c < rowCellsCnt; c++) {
            theCells[c].style.backgroundColor = theMarkColor;
        }
    }

    return true;
}