var shtml = '<br/><label for="search_string">Search by Last Name of Professor:<br /><input type="text" name="search_string" id="search_string" autocomplete="off" onKeyUp="searchString=this.value;KeyCheck(event);" /><input type="button" value="Perform Search" onclick="sndReq()"></label><br/>';
var student = 1;
var searchString = '';
var term = '2067';

function newSearch() {
	document.getElementById('namelist').innerHTML= shtml;
}

function createRequestObject() {
    var ro;
    var browser = navigator.appName;
    if(browser == "Microsoft Internet Explorer"){
        ro = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }else{
        ro = new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
    return ro;
}

var http = createRequestObject();

function sndReq() {
	if (searchString.length > 1 && term.length == 4) {
		http.open('GET', 'reslife.uww.edu/get_prof.php?search_string='+searchString+'&term='+term, true);
		http.onreadystatechange = handleResponse;
		http.send(null);
	}
}

function handleResponse() {
    if(http.readyState == 4){
	if (http.status == 200) {
    		var response = http.responseText;
        	document.getElementById('namelist').innerHTML = response;
	} else {
    		document.getElementById('namelist').innerHTML = 'there was a problem';
	}
        
	}
}




function addProf(profname, profemail) {
	//this is just going to clear the results of the search....
	document.getElementById('namelist').innerHTML= shtml;
	document.getElementById('search_string').value= '';
	document.getElementById('search_string').focus();

	var prof_name = document.getElementById('prof_name');
	prof_name.value = profname;
	
	var prof_email = document.getElementById('prof_email');
	prof_email.value = profemail;
}