if (document.getElementById('flashit')) {
  var flashelement = document.getElementById('flashit');
  if (flashelement.length == null) flashelement[0] = document.getElementById('flashit');
  
  function changecolor(which) {
    if (flashelement[which].style.color == '') flashelement[which].style.color = "red";
    else flashelement[which].style.color = '';
  }
  
  if (flashelement.length == null) {
    setInterval("changecolor(0)",1000);
  }       
  else {
    for (i=0; i < flashelement.length; i++) {
      var tempvariable='setInterval("changecolor('+i+')",'+'1000)';
      eval(tempvariable);
    }
  } 
}