Make sure namespace exists (for keys with dots in name) TODO key parts that start with numbers quietly fail. i.e. month.short.1=Jan
function checkKeyNamespace(key) {

        var regDot = /\./;
        if (regDot.test(key)) {
            var fullname = '';
            var names = key.split(/\./);
            for (var i=0,j=names.length;i<j;i++) {
                var name = names[i];

                if (i > 0) {
                    fullname += '.';
                }

                fullname += name;
                if (eval('typeof ' + fullname + ' == "undefined"')) {
                    eval(fullname + '={};');
                }
            }
        }
    }