var xmlHttp

function showHint(str, box, thisForm, autoSubmit, sType)
{
if (str.length==0)
  { 
  document.getElementById("txtHint").innerHTML="";
  return;
  }
xmlHttp=GetXmlHttpObject()
if (xmlHttp==null)
  {
  alert ("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
  return;
  } 
var url="gethint.asp";
url=url+"?q="+str;
url=url+"&b="+box;
url=url+"&f="+thisForm;
url=url+"&a="+autoSubmit;
url=url+"&sid="+Math.random();
url=url+"&type="+sType;
xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged;
xmlHttp.open("GET",url,true);
xmlHttp.send(null);
} 

function stateChanged() 
{ 
if (xmlHttp.readyState==4)
{ 
document.getElementById("txtHint").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;
}

//this function allows for Clickable suggestions
function setTextBox(thisText,thisBox,thisForm,autoSubmit){
	document.getElementById(thisBox).value = thisText;
	//this autoSubmits the form after a suggestion is clicked - it is not working :(
	//if(autoSubmit=='true'){
	//	alert(thisForm);
	//	document.getElementById(thisForm).submit();
	//}
}