function cascadeCountry(value) {
   if (document.getElementById("stateprovince_auto") != null) {
	if (value != '') {
	    http.open('get', url+'cascade/cascade_sign.php?a=country&v=' + value );
	    document.getElementById('stateprovince_auto').innerHTML = "  " + loadingTag;
	    http.onreadystatechange = handleResponse;
	    http.send(null);
	}
	//alert( value );
   }
}

function cascadeState(value, v1) {
   if (document.getElementById("county_auto") != null) {
    	http.open('get', url+'cascade/cascade_sign.php?a=state&v=' + value  + '&v1=' + v1);
		document.getElementById('county_auto').innerHTML="  "+loadingTag;
    	http.onreadystatechange = handleResponse;
    	http.send(null);
   }

}

function cascadeCounty(value,v1,v2) {
   if (document.getElementById("city_auto") != null) {
     http.open('get', url+'cascade/cascade_sign.php?a=county&v=' + value
					+ '&v1=' + v1 + '&v2=' + v2);
	document.getElementById('city_auto').innerHTML="  "+loadingTag;
     http.onreadystatechange = handleResponse;
     http.send(null);
   }
}

/** this is not being used **/
function cascadeCity(value,v1,v2,v3) {
   if (document.getElementById("txtzip") != null) {
     http.open('get', url+'cascade/cascade_sign.php?a=city&v=' + value
					+ '&v1=' + v1 + '&v2=' + v2 + '&v3=' + v3);
	document.getElementById('txtzip').innerHTML="  "+loadingTag;
      http.onreadystatechange = handleResponse;
      http.send(null);
   }
}



/////

function cascadeState_multiple(value, v1) {
   if (document.getElementById("county_auto") != null) {
    	http.open('get', url+'cascade/cascade_multiple_cities.php?a=state&v=' + value  + '&v1=' + v1);
		document.getElementById('county_auto').innerHTML="  "+loadingTag;
    	http.onreadystatechange = handleResponse;
    	http.send(null);
   }

}

//multiple cities
function cascadeCounty_multiple(value,v1,v2) {
   if (document.getElementById("city_auto") != null) {
     http.open('get', url+'cascade/cascade_multiple_cities.php?a=county&v=' + value
					+ '&v1=' + v1 + '&v2=' + v2);
	document.getElementById('city_auto').innerHTML="  "+loadingTag;
     http.onreadystatechange = handleResponse;
     http.send(null);
   }
}