// Module: ajax.js
// Date: Friday, October 07 2005 21:12:44 PM
// Description: Ajax Javascript library
// Author: (c) Rich - richard.gray@easychange.com

function createRequestObject() {
    var ro;
    var browser = navigator.appName;
    if (browser == 'Microsoft Internet Explorer'){
        ro = new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP');
    }
    else {
        ro = new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
    return ro;
}

function clearDDL(ddl) {
    for (var i=ddl.options.length;i>=0;i--) {
       ddl.options[i] = null;
	}
	ddl.selectedIndex = 0;
}

function populateDDL(ddl,ids,names) {
    for (var i=0;i<ids.length;i++) {
        ddl.options[i] = new Option(names[i].firstChild.nodeValue,ids[i].firstChild.nodeValue);
	}
}