function GetXmlHttpObject(handler)
{
   var objXMLHttp=null
   
   if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
   {
       objXMLHttp=new XMLHttpRequest()
   }
   else if (window.ActiveXObject)
   {
       objXMLHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
   }
   
   return objXMLHttp
}

function countryChanged()
{
   if (xmlHttp.readyState==4 || xmlHttp.readyState=="complete")
   {
       document.getElementById("MY_AVAILABLE_STATES").innerHTML= xmlHttp.responseText;
   }
   else 
   {
       //alert(xmlHttp.status);
   }
}

function htmlData(url, qStr)
{	
   if (url.length==0)
   {
       document.getElementById("MY_AVAILABLE_STATES").innerHTML="";
       return;
   }
   
   xmlHttp=GetXmlHttpObject()
   
   if (xmlHttp==null)
   {
       alert ("Browser does not support HTTP Request");
       return;
   }

   url=url+"?"+qStr;
   url=url+"&sid="+Math.random(); 
   xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=countryChanged;
   xmlHttp.open("GET",url,true) ;
   xmlHttp.send(null);
}