function createRequestObject() {
    var ro;
    var browser = navigator.appName;
    if(browser == "Microsoft Internet Explorer"){
        ro = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }else{
        ro = new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
    return ro;
}//~

var http = createRequestObject();

function sndReq(action) {
	//note( 'sndReq: ' + action );
    http.open('get', 'BUTO-getCounties.php?action='+action);
    http.onreadystatechange = handleResponse;
    http.send(null);
}//~

function handleResponse() {
    if(http.readyState == 4){
        var response = http.responseText;
        var update = [];
        //note( 'response length: ' + response.length );
       	//note( 'response: ' + response );
	
		var obj = document.getElementById('county');
		obj.options.length = 0;
		eval(response);       	
		try {
			if( setCountyRef3 ) { setCountyRef3(); setCountyRef3=false };
		} catch(e) {}

/*
        if(response.indexOf('|' != -1)) {
        	note( response );
            update = response.split('|');
            note( update[0] );
            note ( update[1] );
            //document.getElementById(update[0]).innerHTML = update[1];
        }
*/
    }
   
}//~