var xmlHttp
var switcher

function make_here(type,franchise,switchType,customer){
   var url="/javascript/filter.php?type=" + type + "&franchise=" + franchise + "&switch=" + switchType + "&customer=" + customer;
   if(switchType == "cats"){
	switcher = "theotherfield";
   } else {
	switcher = "theotherfield2";
   } //end if
   xmlHttp=GetXmlHttpObject(stateChanged)
   xmlHttp.open("GET", url , true)
   xmlHttp.send(null)
} 

function stateChanged(type){ 
if(xmlHttp.readyState==4 || xmlHttp.readyState=="complete"){ 
	   document.getElementById(switcher).innerHTML=xmlHttp.responseText 
   } 
} 

function GetXmlHttpObject(handler){ 
	var objXmlHttp=null
	if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera")>=0){
		alert("This example doesn't work in Opera") 
		return  
	}
	if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE")>=0){ 
		var strName="Msxml2.XMLHTTP"
		if(navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 5.5")>=0){
		strName="Microsoft.XMLHTTP"
	}
	try{ 
		objXmlHttp=new ActiveXObject(strName)
		objXmlHttp.onreadystatechange=handler 
		return objXmlHttp
	}catch(e){ 
		alert("Error. Scripting for ActiveX might be disabled") 
		return 
	}
} 

if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Mozilla")>=0){
   objXmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest()
   objXmlHttp.onload=handler
   objXmlHttp.onerror=handler 
   return objXmlHttp
   }
}