var outMethod="";//manage text  out put or xml output
var doc="";
var rt="";
var reqType="";
var isAsynch="true";

//common message script
function process(url,method)
{
	if(url !=="")
	{	
		outMethod=method;
		if(navigator.appName=="Netscape")
		{
			//reqType="GET";
			httpRequest("GET",url,true);
		}
		else
		{
			//reqType="POST";
			httpRequest("POST",url,true);
		}
	}
	
}

//Initialize a request object that is already constructed
function initReq(reqType,url,isAsynch)
{
	request.onreadystatechange=outMethod;
	request.open(reqType,url,isAsynch);
	//request.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=UTF-8");
	request.send(null);

}

//Wrapper function for constructing a request object.
function httpRequest(reqType,url,asynch)
{
	//Mozilla based web browsers
	if(window.XMLHttpRequest)
	{
		request=new XMLHttpRequest();
	}
	//For Internet explorer
	else if(window.ActiveXObject)
	{
		request=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
		if(!request)
		{
			request=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
		}
	}
	
	if(request)
	{
	
	   initReq(reqType,url,asynch)
	}
	else
	{
		alert("Your browser does not permit the user of all of this application's features");
	}
	
}
//Event handler for request
function handleResponse(output)
{
    
	if(request.readyState==4)
	{	
		if(request.status==200)
		{
			if(output == "text")
			{
				doc=request.responseText;
			}
			else
			{
				doc=request.responseXML;
			}
			
			return doc;
			
		}
		
	}
}