// displays the response data on the page
function stateChangeListener()
{
var wait = document.getElementById('body_contents');
wait.innerHTML = '<div id=\"ajax_loader\"><table border=\"0\"><tr><td><img src=\"img_iconies/ajax_loader_search.gif\"> </td><td> Searching... please wait.</td></tr></table><div>';
	//
	if(ajaxRequest.readyState == 4)
		{
		var ajaxDisplay = document.getElementById('body_contents');
		ajaxDisplay.innerHTML = ajaxRequest.responseText;
		}
} 

function searchContent()
{
// attempt to create the XMLHttpRequest and make the request
ajaxRequest = getXMLHttpRequestObject();
//
	if(ajaxRequest)
		{
		ajaxRequest.onreadystatechange = stateChangeListener;
		var inputs = document.getElementById('inputs').value;
		var queryString = "?inputs=" + inputs;
		ajaxRequest.open("GET", "incl_templates/search.php" + queryString, true);
		ajaxRequest.send(null); 
		} // end try
	else
		{
		alert('Request failed.');
		}
}