function createXMLRequestObject()
{

var xmlHttp;

try
  {
  // Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
  xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
  }
catch (e)
  {
  // Internet Explorer
  try
    {
    xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    }
  catch (e)
    {
    try
      {
      xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
      }
    catch (e)
      {
      alert("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
      }
    }
  }
  return xmlHttp;
}


function ajaxFunction(SearchString)
{
var xmlHttp;

xmlHttp = createXMLRequestObject();

  xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=function()
    {

      if(xmlHttp.readyState==1)
      hideResults()

      if(xmlHttp.readyState==4)
      document.getElementById('searchCount').innerHTML=xmlHttp.responseText;
    }
    
	if (SearchString != '')
    {
      xmlHttp.open("GET","/ajax/searchCount/?q="+SearchString,true);
      xmlHttp.send(null);
    }
  }

function hideResults()
{
 document.getElementById('searchCount').innerHTML='';
}