var alertTimerId = 0;

function runActualSearch(){
	//alert("runActualSearch");
	var ajaxRequest;  // The variable that makes Ajax possible!
	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){
				// Something went wrong
				alert("Your browser does not support a needed modern method of delivering information from our servers. Please upgrade to a new browser to fully utilize this website. We recommend Mozilla Firefox. http://www.mozilla.com");
				return false;
			}
		}
	}
	// Create a function that will receive data sent from the server
	ajaxRequest.onreadystatechange = function(){
		if(ajaxRequest.readyState == 4){
				document.getElementById('searchresults').innerHTML = ajaxRequest.responseText;
				//alert(ajaxRequest.responseText);
				
		}
	}
	//alert(id);
	contactpage = "searcher.php?s=" + document.getElementById('searchbox').value;
	ajaxRequest.open("GET", contactpage, true);
	ajaxRequest.send(null);
	Effect.Appear('searchresults', { duration: 0.5, to:0.9 });
	//Effect.Grow('searchresults', { duration: 0.5 });
	whichImg++;
}

function doSearch(){
	//alert("doSearch");
	clearTimeout ( alertTimerId );
	alertTimerId = setTimeout ( "runActualSearch()", 500 );
}

function hideSearch(){
	Effect.Fade('searchresults', { duration: 0.5, to:0.0 });	
}