var xmlHttp;

function showHint(str,ltr,pinfo,base_link)
{
if(pinfo == undefined)
	pinfo="";
    if (str.length==0)
        {
         document.getElementById("txtHint").innerHTML="";
         return;
        } 
    xmlHttp=GetXmlHttpObject()
    if (xmlHttp==null)
    {
        alert ("Browser does not support HTTP Request")
        return
    } 
    var url=base_link+"/countstates.php"
    url=url+"?cid="+str+"&lid="+ltr+"&pinfo="+pinfo
    url=url+"&sid="+Math.random()
    xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged 
    xmlHttp.open("GET",url,true)
    xmlHttp.send(null)
} 

function stateChanged() 
{ 
    if (xmlHttp.readyState==4 || xmlHttp.readyState=="complete")
    { 
        document.getElementById("txtHint").innerHTML=xmlHttp.responseText 
    } 
} 

function GetXmlHttpObject()
{ 
    var objXMLHttp=null
    if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
    {
        objXMLHttp=new XMLHttpRequest()
    }
    else if (window.ActiveXObject)
    {
        objXMLHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
    }
    return objXMLHttp
}