Index: lams_central/web/includes/javascript/common.js
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_central/web/includes/javascript/common.js,v
diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6
--- lams_central/web/includes/javascript/common.js	7 May 2008 03:52:39 -0000	1.5
+++ lams_central/web/includes/javascript/common.js	11 Apr 2012 17:07:18 -0000	1.6
@@ -95,4 +95,16 @@
 			window.opener.location.href = monitoringURL;
 		}
 	}
+	
+	//does Ajax call (pure JavaScript without relying on frameworks)
+    function doAjaxCall(url) {
+    	var xmlhttp;
+    	if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {// code for IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari
+    	   xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    	} else {// code for IE6, IE5
+    		xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
+    	}
+    	xmlhttp.open("POST", url, true);
+    	xmlhttp.send();
+    }
 	
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