var curact;
var curpane;
var http = createRequestObject();


var browserName=navigator.appName; 
var curcaller="";
var curbrowser="";
if (browserName=="Netscape")
{ 
 curbrowser=1;

}

 if (browserName=="Microsoft Internet Explorer")
 {
  curbrowser=2;
 }
 
function closer(action)
{

document.getElementById(action).innerHTML = "";

}


function showimg(e,url)
{
//document.getElementById('ima').style.visibility = "visible";
//document.getElementById('ima').style.position = "absolute; left: "+posx+"; top: "+posy; 

document.getElementById(e).innerHTML=url;


}





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


function abstract(action, action1)
{

http = createRequestObject();

pane=action1;
document.getElementById(pane).innerHTML ="<table><tr><td><img src=../images/progress.gif></td><td valign =top><font face=arial>Retrieving Abstract....</font></td></tr></table>";
var t=action;
	
		if(curbrowser==1){
			http.open('get', t);
			}
					
		if(curbrowser==2){
			http.open('post', t);
			}
				http.onreadystatechange = abstractanswer1;
				http.send(null);
}

function abstractanswer1(){

	if(http.readyState == 4){
				 //if (http.status == 200) {
 				var response = http.responseText;


var f="<a href='javascript:closer(\""+pane+"\")'><img src=http://citemd.com/1.0/images/close.jpg border=0></a>";

							document.getElementById(pane).innerHTML = f+"<br>"+response;
								//} 
					}
}