function createRequestObject()
{
	var requestObj;
	var browser = navigator.appName;
	if(browser == "Microsoft Internet Explorer")
	{
		requestObj = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	}
	else
	{
		requestObj = new XMLHttpRequest();
	}
	return requestObj;
}
/********************************************************/
var http = createRequestObject();
function handleFunction(method,url,args,msg)
{

	http.open(method,url);
	
	if(method == "post")
	{
		http.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
	}

	if(args != "")
	{
		http.send(args);	
	}
	else
	{
		http.send(null);
	}
	if(msg == "albums")
	{//alert("album");
		http.onreadystatechange = handleRequest;
	}
	else if(msg == "artists")
	{//alert("artists");
		http.onreadystatechange = handleArtistsRequest;
	}
	else if(msg=="artists_for_artistInfo")
	{
		http.onreadystatechange= handleArtistInfoRequest;	
	}
}
/******************************************************************/
function handleRequest()
{
	if(http.readyState == 4)
	{
		result = http.responseText;
		
		document.getElementById('existingAlbums').innerHTML = result;

		
		
	}
}

function handleArtistsRequest()
{
	if(http.readyState == 4)
	{
		result = http.responseText;
		//alert(result);
		document.getElementById('artists').innerHTML = result;

	}
}
function handleArtistInfoRequest()
{
	
	if(http.readyState == 4)
	{
		result = http.responseText;
		
		document.getElementById('artist_name').innerHTML = result;

		
		
	}
}