function clearActionAuto() {
	document.getElementById('last_action').innerHTML = ''
	clearTimeout(clearMessage);
}


function clearAction(){
	document.getElementById('last_action').innerHTML = ''
}



function addToBriefcaseInstantText(action,em_id) {
	
		var url = "/customcf/vbriefcase/open_schedule.cfm?action=schedule&subaction=" + escape(action) + "&p_id=" + escape(em_id);
	
		AjaxRequest.get(
		{
		  'url':url
		  ,'onSuccess':function(req){
		  
				if (document.getElementById) {
					var theplus = document.getElementById("plus"+em_id);
					var theminus = document.getElementById("minus"+em_id);
					var ttheplus = document.getElementById("tplus"+em_id);
					var ttheminus = document.getElementById("tminus"+em_id);
				}		
				if (theminus.style.display == "") {
					theplus.style.display = "";
					theminus.style.display = "none";
					ttheplus.style.display = "";
					ttheminus.style.display = "none";
				}
				else {
					theplus.style.display = "none";
					theminus.style.display = "";
					ttheplus.style.display = "none";
					ttheminus.style.display = "";
				}	
			}//function(req);	
		}
	)
}//addToBriefcaseInstantText(action,em_id)



function addExToBriefcaseInstant(action,ex) {
		if(action == 'add')
			exaction = 'new_selected_ex';
		else
			exaction = 'old_selected_ex';
			
		var url = "/customcf/bin/update_selected_ex.cfm?" + escape(exaction) + '=' +escape(ex);
	
		AjaxRequest.get(
		{
		  'url':url
		  ,'onSuccess':function(req){
		  
				if (document.getElementById) {
					var theplus = document.getElementById("plus"+ex);
					var theminus = document.getElementById("minus"+ex);
				}		
				if (theminus.style.display == "") {
					theplus.style.display = "";
					theminus.style.display = "none";
					if (document.getElementById("last_action")){
						document.getElementById("last_action").innerHTML = "Exhibitor removed from your briefcase.";
						clearMessage = setTimeout("clearActionAuto()",3000);
					}					
				}
				else {
					theplus.style.display = "none";
					theminus.style.display = "";
					if (document.getElementById("last_action")){
						document.getElementById("last_action").innerHTML = "Exhibitor added to your briefcase.";
						clearMessage = setTimeout("clearActionAuto()",3000);
					}
				}
			}//function(req);	
		}
	)
}//addExToBriefcaseInstant(action,ex)



function addExComment(ex) {

		var notes = document.getElementById("excomment").value;
		var url = "/customcf/bin/update_ex_notes.cfm?ex=" + escape(ex) + "&notes=" + escape(notes);
	
		AjaxRequest.get(
		{
		  'url':url
		  ,'onSuccess':function(req){
		  
				if (document.getElementById) {
					document.getElementById("showComment").style.display = "none";
				}
				if (document.getElementById("last_action")){
					document.getElementById("last_action").innerHTML = "Exhibitor comment updated.";
					clearMessage = setTimeout("clearActionAuto()",3000);
				}	
			}//function(req);	
		}
	)
}//function addExComment(ex)




/* getGeneralSearch */
function getGeneralSearch(object) {

		//var filter = document.getElementById("search_"+alpha).value;
		var url = "/customcf/search/include_general_results_sub.cfm?object=" + escape(object);

		AjaxRequest.get(
		{
		  'url':url
		  ,'onSuccess':function(req){
				// setting the form value cooresponding to the span value
				var x = document.getElementById("form_arrow" + object).value;
				var rgr = document.getElementById("mygroup_pic" + object).src;
				
				if (x == "off") {
					document.getElementById("form_arrow" + object).value = "on";
					document.getElementById("mygroup_pic" + object).src = "/customcf/conference/newimages/down_arrow.gif";
					document.getElementById("area_" + object).innerHTML = req.responseText;
					//document.getElementById("div_" + catID).style.display = "block;"
				}
				else {
					document.getElementById("form_arrow" + object).value = "off";
					document.getElementById("mygroup_pic" + object).src = "/customcf/conference/newimages/right_arrow.gif";
					document.getElementById("area_" + object).innerHTML = "";
					//document.getElementById("div_" + catID).style.display = "none;"
				}
				$('#JT, #JT_arrow_left,#JT_arrow_right').hide().remove();
				$(document).ready(JT_init);
			}//function(req);	
		}
	)
}
/* /category */