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+<?php
+
+/**
+*	Class DocumentLib
+*
+*	Contains miscellaneous static helper functions concerned with
+*	document management
+*/
+
+class DocumentLib {
+	
+	/**
+	* Gets the folder id for a document
+	*
+	* @param $iDocumentID		Document primary key
+	*
+	* @return int (folder id) on success, false otherwise and set $_SESSION["errorMessage"]
+	*/
+	function getDocumentFolderID($iDocumentID) {
+		global $lang_err_doc_no_folder;
+		$sql = new Owl_DB();
+		$sql->query("SELECT folder_id from " . $default->owl_documents_table . " WHERE id = " . $iDocumentID);
+		if (sql->next_record()) {
+			return sql->f("folder_id");
+		}
+		$_SESSION["errorMessage"] = $lang_err_doc_no_folder
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	
+}
+
+?>