// ***********************************************************************
// AJAX functions that get content from server
// ***********************************************************************
	
var xmlHttp;
	
function getStates(country, state)
{ 
	xmlHttp=GetXmlHttpObject();
	if (xmlHttp==null)
	{
		alert ("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
		return;
	} 
	var url="cfm/getStates.cfm";
	url=url+"?country="+country;
	url=url+"&state="+state;
	xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged;
	xmlHttp.open("GET",url,true);
	xmlHttp.send(null);
}
	
function stateChanged() 
{ 
	
	if (xmlHttp.readyState==4)
	{ 
		document.getElementById("stateList").innerHTML=xmlHttp.responseText;
	}
}

function GetXmlHttpObject()
{
	var xmlHttp=null;
	try
	{
		// Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
		xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
	}
	catch (e)
	{
		// Internet Explorer
		try
   		{
   			xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
   		}
		catch (e)
   		{
   			xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
   		}
	}
	return xmlHttp;
}
