function getXMLHTTP() { //fuction to return the xml http object
	var xmlhttp=false;	
	try{
		xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
	}
	catch(e) {		
		try{			
			xmlhttp= new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
		}
		catch(e){
			try{
			req = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
			}
			catch(e1){
				xmlhttp=false;
			}
		}
	}
		
	return xmlhttp;
}


function getPDesc(pid) {		
	var strURL="details.php?id="+pid;
	var req = getXMLHTTP();
	
	if (req) {		
		req.onreadystatechange = function() {
			if (req.readyState == 4) {
				// only if "OK"
				if (req.status == 200) {						
					document.getElementById('topbar').innerHTML=req.responseText;						
				} else {
					alert("There was a problem while using XMLHTTP:\n" + req.statusText);
				}
			}				
		}			
		req.open("GET", strURL, true);
		req.send(null);
	}
	toggleBox('topbar',1);
	
}
