var args = new Object();
   var query = location.search.substring(1);

   // Get query string
   var pairs = query.split( "," );

   // Break at comma
   for ( var i = 0; i < pairs.length; i++ )
   {
      var pos = pairs[i].indexOf('=');
      if( pos == -1 ) 
      {   
         continue; // Look for "name=value"
      }
   
      var argname  = pairs[i].substring( 0, pos );  // If not found, skip
      var value    = pairs[i].substring( pos + 1 ); // Extract the name
      args[argname] = unescape( value );            // Extract the value
   }