function ax_makeRequest(url, callBack) {

        http_request = false;

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

        if (!http_request) {
            alert('Cannot create an XMLHTTP instance');
            return false;
        }
        http_request.onreadystatechange = callBack;
        http_request.open('GET', url, true);
        http_request.send(null);
    }
    
    function ax_makeRequest_object(url, obj, callBack) {

        http_request = false;

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

        if (!http_request) {
            alert('Cannot create an XMLHTTP instance');
            return false;
        }


        if (http_request.readyState == 4 && http_request.status == 200) {
			var xmldoc = http_request.responseText;
			display_suggest(xmldoc);
        }

		http_request.onreadystatechange=function()
		{
			if (http_request.readyState==4 && http_request.status == 200) 
			{
				obj.callBack(http_request.responseText);
			}
		}

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

/*
	function findPosX(obj) {
		var curleft = 0;
		if (obj.offsetParent)
		{
			while (obj.offsetParent)
			{
				curleft += obj.offsetLeft
				obj = obj.offsetParent;
			}
		}
		else if (obj.x)
			curleft += obj.x;
		return curleft;
	}

	function findPosY(obj) {
		var curtop = 0;
		if (obj.offsetParent)
		{
			while (obj.offsetParent)
			{
				curtop += obj.offsetTop
				obj = obj.offsetParent;
			}
		}
		else if (obj.y)
			curtop += obj.y;
		return curtop;
	}

	function getObj(name) {
		if (document.getElementById)
		{
			this.obj = document.getElementById(name);
			this.style = document.getElementById(name).style;
		}
		else if (document.all)
		{
			this.obj = document.all[name];
			this.style = document.all[name].style;
		}
		else if (document.layers)
		{
			if (document.layers[name])
			{
	   			this.obj = document.layers[name];
	   			this.style = document.layers[name];
			}
			else
			{
				this.obj = document.layers.testP.layers[name];
				this.style = document.layers.testP.layers[name];
			}
		}
	}
*/