if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {        
    http = new XMLHttpRequest();
    } 
else if (window.ActiveXObject) {     
    http = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	}
function UpdatePickList() {
	var CurrentListItem = document.getElementById("AfricanCountry").value;					
	http.open('get', './home/ajax2.asp?CountryName='+CurrentListItem);
	http.onreadystatechange = handleResponse;
    http.send(null);
	}
function handleResponse() {	
    if (http.readyState == 4)  {
		var response = http.responseText;      			  
		//alert(response);
        var update = new Array();         
        document.getElementById("Population").value = "";
        document.getElementById("Capital").value = "";      
        if (response != "")  {     
			update = response.split('|');	     
            document.getElementById("Population").value = addCommas(update[0]);
            document.getElementById("Capital").value = update[1];           
			}  
		}
	}
function addCommas(number) {
	number += '';
	x = number.split('.');
	x1 = x[0];
	x2 = x.length > 1 ? '.' + x[1] : '';
	var regex = /(\d+)(\d{3})/;
	while (regex.test(x1)) {
	x1 = x1.replace(regex, '$1' + ',' + '$2');
	}
	return x1 + x2;
	}  

