// JavaScript Document
   var http_request = false;
   function ajaxRequest(url, parameters, id) {
	   //parameters ex:  ?id=123&name=jimbob&age23
      divID = id;
	  http_request = false;
      if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // Mozilla, Safari,...
         http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
         if (http_request.overrideMimeType) {
         	// set type accordingly to anticipated content type
            //http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
            http_request.overrideMimeType('text/html');
         }
      } else if (window.ActiveXObject) { // IE
         try {
            http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
         } catch (e) {
            try {
               http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
            } catch (e) {}
         }
      }
      if (!http_request) {
         alert('Cannot create XMLHTTP instance');
         return false;
      }
      http_request.onreadystatechange = alertContents;
	  http_request.open('GET', url + parameters, true);
      http_request.send(null);
   }

   function alertContents() {
	  if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
		  document.getElementById(divID).innerHTML = '<img src="/images/ajaxloading.gif" /> Loading...';
         if (http_request.status == 200) {
            //alert(http_request.responseText);
            result = http_request.responseText;
            document.getElementById(divID).innerHTML = result;            
         } else {
            alert('There was a problem with the request.');
         }
      }
   }
   
   function ajaxForm(url, obj, id) {
	 var getstr = "";
	  for (i=0; i<obj.getElementsByTagName("input").length; i++) {
			if (obj.getElementsByTagName("input")[i].type == "text") {
			   getstr += obj.getElementsByTagName("input")[i].name + "=" + 
					   obj.getElementsByTagName("input")[i].value + "&";
			}
			if (obj.getElementsByTagName("input")[i].type == "password") {
			   getstr += obj.getElementsByTagName("input")[i].name + "=" + 
					   obj.getElementsByTagName("input")[i].value + "&";
			}
			if (obj.getElementsByTagName("input")[i].type == "hidden") {
			   getstr += obj.getElementsByTagName("input")[i].name + "=" + 
					   obj.getElementsByTagName("input")[i].value + "&";
			}
			if (obj.getElementsByTagName("textarea")[i]) {
			   getstr += obj.getElementsByTagName("textarea")[i].name + "=" + 
					   obj.getElementsByTagName("textarea")[i].value + "&";
			}
			if (obj.getElementsByTagName("input")[i].type == "checkbox") {
			   if (obj.getElementsByTagName("input")[i].checked) {
				  getstr += obj.getElementsByTagName("input")[i].name + "=" + 
					   obj.getElementsByTagName("input")[i].value + "&";
			   } else {
				  getstr += obj.getElementsByTagName("input")[i].name + "=&";
			   }
			}
			if (obj.getElementsByTagName("input")[i].type == "radio") {
			   if (obj.getElementsByTagName("input")[i].checked) {
				  getstr += obj.getElementsByTagName("input")[i].name + "=" + 
					   obj.getElementsByTagName("input")[i].value + "&";
			   }
		 }  
		 if (obj.getElementsByTagName("select")[i]) {
			var sel = obj.getElementsByTagName("select")[i];
			getstr += sel.name + "=" + sel.options[sel.selectedIndex].value + "&";
		 }
		 
	  }
	  getstr = "?" + url_encode_bb(getstr);
      ajaxRequest(url, getstr, id);
   }
   function url_encode_bb(getstr) {
	   var myNewString = getstr.replace(":", '%3A');
		return myNewString;
   }