function $(id) {
	return document.getElementById(id);
}

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

function checkform() {
	if($('q').value == "" || $('q').value == " ") {
		alert("Please enter in a search term\n\ne.g. John Doe");
		return false;
	} else {
		return true;	
	}
}

function citychange(city, order, ad) {

	mcity = city;
	document.location = 'salaries.php?city=' + city + '&order=' + order + '&ad=' + ad;
	
}

function salaryorder(order, ad) {
	citychange(mcity, order, ad);
}

function updateSex() {
	document.location = 'sexoffender.php?zip=' + $('zip').value;
}

function advancedsearch() {
	if($('subSearchAdv').style.display == "none") {
		$('subSearchAdv').style.display = "block";
	} else {
		$('subSearchAdv').style.display = "none";		
	}
}

function changeOrder(field, order, type) {

	switch(type) {
	
		case "dcc":
		
		break;
		
		case "sex":
		
		break;
		
		case "pubsal":
		
		break;
	
	}

}

function som() {
	alert("In Development, Thanks for your patience.");	
}

function writechart(swf, action, subact, year, width, height) {

	document.write('<object id="flashchart" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" width="' + width + '" height="' + height + '">');
	document.write('<param name="movie" value="/charts/' + swf + '?xml_file=/xml/charts.php?type=' + action + ',' + subact + '" />');
	document.write('<param name="quality" value="high" />');
	document.write('<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />');
	document.write('<embed name="flashchart" src="/charts/' + swf + '?xml_file=/xml/charts.php?type=' + action + ',' + subact + '" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="' + width + '" height="' + height + '"></embed>');
	document.write('</object>');

}

oldcontents = "";

function menuitems(int) {
	oldcontents = $('submenu').innerHTML;
		$('submenu').innerHTML = '<div class="subright"><div style="width:100px; height:25px; float:left;"><!-- --></div>';
	switch(int) {
		case 1:
			$('submenu').innerHTML = '';
		break;

		case 2:
			$('submenu').innerHTML = '';
		break;

		case 3:
			$('submenu').innerHTML = '';
		break;

		case 4:
			$('submenu').innerHTML = '';
		break;

		case 5:
			$('submenu').innerHTML = '';
		break;

		case 6:
			$('submenu').innerHTML = '';		
		break;
		
		$('submenu').innerHTML = '</div>';

	}
}