var xmlhttp;
var print;

function validater(string, vali, fieldID, output)
{
xmlhttp=GetXmlHttpObject();
if (xmlhttp==null)
  {
  alert ("Browser does not support HTTP Request");
  return;
  }

string = string.replace("#", "*");  
string = string.replace("&", "^");
string = string.replace("'", "*");

print = fieldID;
var url="/interactive/library/ajax.validate.php";
url=url+"?q="+string;
url=url+"&vali="+vali;
url=url+"&output="+output;
url=url+"&sid="+Math.random();
xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged;
xmlhttp.open("GET",url,true);
xmlhttp.send(null);
}

function stateChanged()
{
if (xmlhttp.readyState==4)
{
//  alert(print);
  var el = document.getElementById(print);
  el.innerHTML=xmlhttp.responseText;
}
}

function GetXmlHttpObject()
{
if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
  {
  // code for IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari
  return new XMLHttpRequest();
  }
if (window.ActiveXObject)
  {
  // code for IE6, IE5
  return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
  }
return null;
}