var searchIs=0;

function showResults(x){

    xmlhttp=GetXmlHttpObject();
    if(xmlhttp==null){alert("Browser does not support HTTP Request");return;}
	if(x.value.length<3){return;}
	else{
		if(searchIs==0){slideHeight('search',130,240,250);searchIs=1;}
		document.getElementById('results').innerHTML='<center>- <img src="img/loading.gif" alt="loading" /> -</center>';
		var url="search.php?searchvar="+x.value;
		xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=retrieveActive;
		xmlhttp.open("GET",url,true);
		xmlhttp.send(null);}}

function retrieveActive(){
    if (xmlhttp.readyState==4){
    document.getElementById("results").innerHTML=xmlhttp.responseText;}}

function GetXmlHttpObject(){
    if (window.XMLHttpRequest){return new XMLHttpRequest();}
    if (window.ActiveXObject){ return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");}
    return null;}
