var xmlHttp;

function showHint(str)
{

xmlHttp=GetXmlHttpObject();
if (xmlHttp==null)
  {
  alert ("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
  return;
  } 

var url="photos.asp";
url=url+"?y="+str;
//url=url+"&sid="+Math.random();
xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged;
xmlHttp.open("GET",url,true);
xmlHttp.send(null);
}

function stateChanged() 
{ 

if (xmlHttp.readyState>=1 && xmlHttp.readyState<=3)
{
	document.getElementById("photos-wrapper").innerHTML='';
	document.getElementById("photos-wrapper").className = 'loading';
}

else if (xmlHttp.readyState==4)
{ 
document.getElementById("photos-wrapper").innerHTML=xmlHttp.responseText;
document.getElementById("photos-wrapper").className = 'done';
}
}

function GetXmlHttpObject()
{
var xmlHttp=null;
try
  {
  // Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
  xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
  }
catch (e)
  {
  // Internet Explorer
  try
    {
    xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    }
  catch (e)
    {
    xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }
  }
return xmlHttp;
}