function show_hint ( p_hint_text, p_span ) {
    document.getElementById(p_span).innerHTML = p_hint_text ;
  }

  function makePOSTRequest(url, parameters, SpanName) {
    http_request = false;
    if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // Mozilla, Safari,...
		http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
		if (http_request.overrideMimeType) {
			http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
		}
    } else if (window.ActiveXObject) 
	{ // IE
		try {
			http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
		} catch (e) {
			try {
				http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
			} catch (e) {}
		}
    }
	
    if (!http_request) {
		alert('Cannot create XMLHTTP instance');
		return false;
    }

    http_request.onreadystatechange = function() {
		if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
			if (http_request.status == 200) {
				//alert(http_request.responseText);
				result = http_request.responseText;
				document.getElementById(SpanName).innerHTML = result;
				document.getElementById('status').innerHTML = 'Ready'; 
			} else {
				alert('There was a problem with the request.'+http_request.status);
			}
		}
    };
	
	//alert(url);
    http_request.open('POST', url, true);
    http_request.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
    http_request.setRequestHeader("Content-length", parameters.length);
    http_request.setRequestHeader("Connection", "close");
    http_request.send(parameters);
  }


  function Contact(obj,SpanName,DivName) {

    var curDateTime = new Date(); //For IE 
    var SpanName = SpanName; 


    if(DivName == 'tf'){
    var poststr = "sendersname=" + encodeURI( document.getElementById("sendersname").value ) +
  	  				"&sendersemail=" + encodeURI( document.getElementById("sendersemail").value ) +
  	  				"&friendsemail=" + encodeURI( document.getElementById("friendsemail").value ) +
  	  				"&about=" + encodeURI( document.getElementById("about").value ) +
  	  				"&gamename=" + encodeURI( document.getElementById("gamename").value ) +
  					  "&gameid=" + encodeURI( document.getElementById("gameid").value );
    
    //alert (SpanName); 
    //makePOSTRequest('<? echo $base_url;?>index.php?action=tellafriendajax', poststr, SpanName);
	makePOSTRequest(base_url+'index.php?action=tellafriendajax', poststr, SpanName);
    }    
    if(DivName == 'tfv'){
    var poststr = "sendersname=" + encodeURI( document.getElementById("sendersname").value ) +
  	  				"&sendersemail=" + encodeURI( document.getElementById("sendersemail").value ) +
  	  				"&friendsemail=" + encodeURI( document.getElementById("friendsemail").value ) +
  	  				"&about=" + encodeURI( document.getElementById("about").value ) +
  	  				"&gamename=" + encodeURI( document.getElementById("gamename").value ) +
  	  				"&verifycode=" + encodeURI( document.getElementById("tafverifycode").value ) +
  					  "&gameid=" + encodeURI( document.getElementById("gameid").value );
    
    //alert (SpanName); 
	//makePOSTRequest('<? echo $base_url;?>index.php?action=tellafriendajax', poststr, SpanName);
    makePOSTRequest(base_url+'index.php?action=tellafriendajax', poststr, SpanName);
    }    

    if(DivName == 'cf'){
    var poststr = "newcomment=" + encodeURI( document.getElementById("newcomment").value ) +
  	  				"&id=" + encodeURI( document.getElementById("id").value );
    
    //alert (SpanName); 
	//makePOSTRequest('<? echo $base_url;?>index.php?action=addcommentajax', poststr, SpanName);
    makePOSTRequest(base_url+'index.php?action=addcommentajax', poststr, SpanName);
	
    }
    if(DivName == 'cfv'){
		if (document.getElementById("newcomment").value==""){
			return;
		} else {
			var poststr = "newcomment=" + encodeURI( document.getElementById("newcomment").value ) +
						"&id=" + encodeURI( document.getElementById("id").value ) +
						"&verifycode=" + encodeURI( document.getElementById("cverifycode").value );
		
			//alert (SpanName); 
			//makePOSTRequest('<? echo $base_url;?>index.php?action=addcommentajax', poststr, SpanName);
			makePOSTRequest(base_url+'index.php?action=addcommentajax', poststr, SpanName);
		}
    }
   
    document.getElementById(DivName).style.display = 'none';
	 
  }