// holds an instance of XMLHttpRequest
var xmlHttp = createXmlHttpRequestObject();

// creates an XMLHttpRequest instance
function createXmlHttpRequestObject() 
{
  // will store the reference to the XMLHttpRequest object
  var xmlHttp;
  // this should work for all browsers except IE6 and older
  try
  {
    // try to create XMLHttpRequest object
    xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
  }
  catch(e)
  {
    // assume IE6 or older
    var XmlHttpVersions = new Array("MSXML2.XMLHTTP.6.0",
                                    "MSXML2.XMLHTTP.5.0",
                                    "MSXML2.XMLHTTP.4.0",
                                    "MSXML2.XMLHTTP.3.0",
                                    "MSXML2.XMLHTTP",
                                    "Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    // try every prog id until one works
    for (var i=0; i<XmlHttpVersions.length && !xmlHttp; i++) 
    {
      try 
      { 
        // try to create XMLHttpRequest object
        xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject(XmlHttpVersions[i]);
      } 
      catch (e) {}
    }
  }
  // return the created object or display an error message
  if (!xmlHttp)
   window.location="index.php";
  else 
    return xmlHttp;
}


// called to read a file from the server
// Development processing
function process()
{
 
 
 
  // only continue if xmlHttp isn't void
  if (xmlHttp)
  {
    // try to connect to the server
    try
    {
         // get the two values entered by the user
      var devChosen = document.getElementById("location").value; 
  //    var formHouse = document.getElementById("development").value;
    //  var houseChosen = document.getElementById("housetype").value;
      
      // create the params string
      var params = "loc=" + devChosen;
      // initiate the asynchronous HTTP request
      xmlHttp.open("GET", "cl_async.php?" + params, true);
      xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = handleRequestStateChange;
      xmlHttp.send(null);
      
    
    }
    // display the error in case of failure
    catch (e)
 
    {
      alert("Can't connect to server:\n" + e.toString());
    }
  }
}




function process2()
{

  // only continue if xmlHttp isn't void
  if (xmlHttp)
  {
    // try to connect to the server
    try
    {
         // get the two values entered by the user
     // var devChosen = document.getElementById("development").value; 
      var postChosen = document.getElementById("postcode").value;
      
      // create the params string
      var params = "postcode=" + postChosen;
      // initiate the asynchronous HTTP request
      xmlHttp.open("GET", "cl_async.php?" + params, true);
      xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = handleRequestStateChange;
      xmlHttp.send(null);
      
    
    }
    // display the error in case of failure
    catch (e)
 
    {
      alert("Can't connect to server:\n" + e.toString());
    }
  }
}


function process3()
{

  // only continue if xmlHttp isn't void
  if (xmlHttp)
  {
    // try to connect to the server
    try
    {
         // get the two values entered by the user
     // var devChosen = document.getElementById("development").value; 
      var solChosen = document.getElementById("solicitor").value;
      
      // create the params string
      var params = "sol=" + solChosen;
      // initiate the asynchronous HTTP request
      xmlHttp.open("GET", "cl_async.php?" + params, true);
      xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = handleRequestStateChange;
      xmlHttp.send(null);
      
    
    }
    // display the error in case of failure
    catch (e)
 
    {
      alert("Can't connect to server:\n" + e.toString());
    }
  }
}

function process4()
{

  // only continue if xmlHttp isn't void
  if (xmlHttp)
  {
    // try to connect to the server
    try
    {
         // get the two values entered by the user
     // var devChosen = document.getElementById("development").value; 
      
      
      // create the params string
      var params = "all";
      // initiate the asynchronous HTTP request
      xmlHttp.open("GET", "cl_async.php?" + params, true);
      xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = handleRequestStateChange;
      xmlHttp.send(null);
      
    
    }
    // display the error in case of failure
    catch (e)
 
    {
      alert("Can't connect to server:\n" + e.toString());
    }
  }
}




// function that handles the HTTP response
function handleRequestStateChange() 
{
  // obtain a reference to the <div> element on the page
  
  myDiv = document.getElementById("searchCol2");
  // display the status of the request 
  if (xmlHttp.readyState == 1)
  {
    myDiv.innerHTML = " ";
  }
  else if (xmlHttp.readyState == 2)
  {
    myDiv.innerHTML = " ";
  }
  else if (xmlHttp.readyState == 3)
  {
    myDiv.innerHTML = " ";
  }
  // when readyState is 4, we also read the server response
  else if (xmlHttp.readyState == 4) 
  {
    // continue only if HTTP status is "OK"
    if (xmlHttp.status == 200) 
    {
      try
      {
        // read the message from the server
        response = xmlHttp.responseText;
        // display the message 
       
        myDiv.innerHTML = response;
      }
      catch(e)
      {
        // display error message
        alert("E   dsdsrror reading the response: " + e.toString());
      }
    } 
    else
    {
      // display status message
      alert("There was a problem retrieving the data:\n" + 
            xmlHttp.statusText);
    }
  }
}