function ajaxFunction(){
    var ajaxRequest;
    try{
        // Opera 8.0+, Firefox, Safari
        ajaxRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
    } catch (e){
        // Internet Explorer Browsers
        try{
            ajaxRequest = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
        } catch (e) {
            try{
                ajaxRequest = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
            } catch (e){
                //browser doesn't support HTTPREQUEST, rare case
                //alert("Your browser broke!");
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
    return ajaxRequest;
}


//BEGIN SHOUTBOX
var isNav, isIE
if (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4) {
  if (navigator.appName == "Netscape")
    isNav = true
  else
    isIE = true
}

function clear() {
    var errordiv = document.getElementById('shout_error'); 
    if(errordiv.innerHTML == null || errordiv.innerHTML == "") {
        document.getElementById("ShoutboxMessage").value = "";
    }
}

function textCounter(field, countfield, maxlimit) {
   if(field.value.length > maxlimit){
      field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
   }
   else{ 
      countfield.value = maxlimit - field.value.length;
   }
}

function showKeyValue(evt) {
  var keyValue
  if (isNav) 
    keyValue = evt.which
  else
    keyValue = window.event.keyCode
        
  if (keyValue == 13) {
    //javascript:document.tagboard.submit();
  }
  return false
}

function popUp(URL, page) {
    day = new Date();
    id = day.getTime();
    
    if(page=="Xtra") {
        eval("page" + id + " = window.open(URL, '" + id + "', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=no,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=300,height=250,left = 262,top = 184');");
    } else if(page=="details") {
        eval("page" + id + " = window.open(URL, '" + id + "', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=no,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=400,height=220,left = 262,top = 184');");
    } else {
        eval("page" + id + " = window.open(URL, '" + id + "', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=no,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=300,height=250,left = 262,top = 184');");
    }
}
// END SHOUTBOX