function search(){
    var xmlHttp;
    document.getElementById('search_content').innerHTML="Searching Please Wait...";
    var fname = document.getElementById('fname');
    var lname = document.getElementById('lname');
    var street = document.getElementById('street');
    var town = document.getElementById('town');
    try
      {
      // Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
      xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
      }
    catch (e)
      {
      // Internet Explorer
      try
        {
        xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
        }
      catch (e)
        {
        try
          {
          xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
          }
        catch (e)
          {
          alert("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
          return false;
          }
        }
      }
      xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=function()
        {
        if(xmlHttp.readyState==4)
          {
            document.getElementById('search_content').innerHTML=xmlHttp.responseText;
          }
        }
        xmlHttp.open("post","search.php",true);
                        var parameters = "fname="+encodeURI(fname.value)+"&lname="+encodeURI(lname.value)+"&town="+encodeURI(town.value)+"&street="+encodeURI(street.value);
                        xmlHttp.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
                        xmlHttp.setRequestHeader("Content-length", parameters.length);
                        xmlHttp.setRequestHeader("Connection", "close");
                        xmlHttp.send(parameters);

}

/**
*
*  Javascript trim, ltrim, rtrim
*  http://www.webtoolkit.info/
*
**/

function trim(str, chars) {
	return ltrim(rtrim(str, chars), chars);
}

function ltrim(str, chars) {
	chars = chars || "\\s";
	return str.replace(new RegExp("^[" + chars + "]+", "g"), "");
}

function rtrim(str, chars) {
	chars = chars || "\\s";
	return str.replace(new RegExp("[" + chars + "]+$", "g"), "");
}


function showPoll(pNum,id){
    var xmlHttp;
    document.getElementById(id).innerHTML="Loading Please Wait...";

    try
      {
      // Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
      xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
      }
    catch (e)
      {
      // Internet Explorer
      try
        {
        xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
        }
      catch (e)
        {
        try
          {
          xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
          }
        catch (e)
          {
          alert("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
          return false;
          }
        }
      }
      xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=function()
        {
        if(xmlHttp.readyState==4)
          {
            document.getElementById(id).innerHTML=xmlHttp.responseText;
          }
        }
        xmlHttp.open("post","polling_station_ajax.php",true);
                        var parameters = "pNum="+encodeURI(pNum);
                        xmlHttp.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
                        xmlHttp.setRequestHeader("Content-length", parameters.length);
                        xmlHttp.setRequestHeader("Connection", "close");
                        xmlHttp.send(parameters);

}