/******************************************************
ALERT AN ACTION... GENERALLY USED ON AJAX RELATED
REQUESTS
******************************************************/
var vsrch_http_request = false;
var vsrch_msg_text = new String();
var tbox;

function vsrch_make_request(url,tcontainer)
{
	tbox = tcontainer;

	if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // Mozilla, Safari,...
		vsrch_http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
		
		if (vsrch_http_request.overrideMimeType) {
			vsrch_http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
		}
	} else if (window.ActiveXObject) { // IE
		try {
			vsrch_http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
		} catch (e) {
			try {
				vsrch_http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
			} catch (e) {}
		}
	}

	if (!vsrch_http_request) {
		alert('Giving up :( Cannot create an XMLHTTP instance');
		return false;
	}
		
	vsrch_http_request.onreadystatechange = vsrch_update_headline;

	vsrch_http_request.open('GET', url, true);
	vsrch_http_request.send(null);
}




/******************************************************
ADD A NEW CONTACT TO USERS CONTACT LIST
******************************************************/
function vsrch_update_headline()
{
        if (vsrch_http_request.readyState == 4)
        {
                if (vsrch_http_request.status == 200)
                {
                        vsrch_msg_text = new String(vsrch_http_request.responseText);
						
						tempContainer = document.getElementById(tbox);
						
						tempContainer.innerHTML = vsrch_msg_text;

                } else {
                        tempContainer = document.getElementById(tbox);
						tempContainer.innerHTML = ('There was a problem with the request.');
                }
        }
}