var xmlHttp

function showHint(str)
{		
	xmlHttp=GetXmlHttpObject()
	if (xmlHttp==null)
	{
		alert ("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
		return;
	}
	var url="display_faculty.php";
	url=url+"?q="+str;
	url=url+"&sid="+Math.random();
	xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged;
	xmlHttp.open("GET",url,true);
	xmlHttp.send(null);
} 

function stateChanged() 
{
	if (xmlHttp.readyState==4)
	{
		document.getElementById("txtHint").innerHTML=xmlHttp.responseText;
	}
}

function GetXmlHttpObject()
{
	var xmlHttp=null;
	try
	{
		// Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
		xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
	}
	catch (e)
	{
		// Internet Explorer
		try
	{
    xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    }
  catch (e)
    {
    xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }
  }
return xmlHttp;
}