function update_selects(el, parent, selected_value, active, lang) {
		$(el).update('<option></option>');
		
		//alert('/actions/get_regions.php?parentid='+parent);
		new Ajax.Request('/actions/get_regions.php?parentid='+parent+'&active='+active+'&lang='+lang, {
			method:'get',
			onSuccess: function(t) {
				if (t.responseText!='') {
					//alert(t.responseText);
					j=t.responseText.evalJSON(true);
					if (j.debug) alert(j.debug);
					items='';
					if (j.cnt!='0') {
						//$('parentid2').appendChild(newrecipient);
						h=$H(j.items);
						h.each(function(v){
							if (v.value.id) {
								var newrecipient=new Element('option', {'value': v.value.id}).update(v.value.title);
								newrecipient.selected = selected_value? (v.value.id==selected_value?true:false) : false;
								$(el).appendChild(newrecipient);
							}
						});
						$(el).onchange();
					} else {
						
					}
				}
			} 
		});
		
}


function update_companies(el, parent, selected_value, active, lang) {
	$(el).update('<option></option>');
	
	new Ajax.Request('/actions/get_companies.php?countryid='+parent+'&active='+active+'&lang='+lang, {
		method:'get',
		onSuccess: function(t) {
			if (t.responseText!='') {
				//alert(t.responseText);
				j=t.responseText.evalJSON(true);
				if (j.debug) alert(j.debug);
				items='';
				if (j.cnt!='0') {
					for (key in j.items) {
						v=j.items[key];
						if (v.id) {
							var newrecipient=new Element('option', {'value': v.id}).update(v.title);
							newrecipient.selected = selected_value? (v.id==selected_value?true:false) : false;
							$(el).appendChild(newrecipient);
						}
					}
				} else {
					
				}
				$('companies').show();
			}
		} 
	});
	
}




function showLayer(id, w, h) {
	var pic = $(id);
	// get the x and y coordinates to center the newsletter panel
	Position.prepare();
	xc = Math.round((document.body.clientWidth/2)-(w/2)) + Position.deltaX;
	yc = Math.round((document.body.clientHeight/2)-(h/2)) + Position.deltaY;
	// show the newsletter panel
	pic.style.left = xc + 'px';
	pic.style.top = yc + 'px';
	grayOut(true, {'zindex':'50', 'bgcolor':'#000000', 'opacity':'50'});
	pic.style.zIndex=100;
	pic.show();
	return false;
}

 function showPic2(id, w, h) {
	var pic = $('pic'+id);
	// get the x and y coordinates to center the newsletter panel
	Position.prepare();
	xc = Math.round((document.body.clientWidth/2)-(w/2)) + Position.deltaX;
	yc = Math.round((document.body.clientHeight/2)-(h/2)) + Position.deltaY;
	// show the newsletter panel
	pic.style.left = xc + 'px';
	pic.style.top = yc + 'px';
//	alert(Position.deltaX+'px*'+document.body.clientHeight+'px');
	grayOut(true, {'zindex':'50', 'bgcolor':'#000000', 'opacity':'50'});
	pic.style.zIndex=100;
	pic.show();
	return false;
}

function grayOut(vis, options) {
  // Pass true to gray out screen, false to ungray
  // options are optional.  This is a JSON object with the following (optional) properties
  // opacity:0-100         // Lower number = less grayout higher = more of a blackout 
  // zindex: #             // HTML elements with a higher zindex appear on top of the gray out
  // bgcolor: (#xxxxxx)    // Standard RGB Hex color code
  // grayOut(true, {'zindex':'50', 'bgcolor':'#0000FF', 'opacity':'70'});
  // Because options is JSON opacity/zindex/bgcolor are all optional and can appear
  // in any order.  Pass only the properties you need to set.
  var options = options || {}; 
  var zindex = options.zindex || 50;
  var opacity = options.opacity || 70;
  var opaque = (opacity / 100);
  var bgcolor = options.bgcolor || '#000000';
  var dark=document.getElementById('darkenScreenObject');
  if (!dark) {
    // The dark layer doesn't exist, it's never been created.  So we'll
    // create it here and apply some basic styles.
    // If you are getting errors in IE see: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/927917
    var tbody = document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0];
    var tnode = document.createElement('div');           // Create the layer.
        tnode.style.position='absolute';                 // Position absolutely
        tnode.style.top='0px';                           // In the top
        tnode.style.left='0px';                          // Left corner of the page
        tnode.style.overflow='hidden';                   // Try to avoid making scroll bars            
        tnode.style.display='none';                      // Start out Hidden
        tnode.id='darkenScreenObject';                   // Name it so we can find it later
    tbody.appendChild(tnode);                            // Add it to the web page
    dark=document.getElementById('darkenScreenObject');  // Get the object.
  }
  if (vis) {
    // Calculate the page width and height 
    if( document.body && ( document.body.scrollWidth || document.body.scrollHeight ) ) {
        var pageWidth = document.body.scrollWidth+'px';
        var pageHeight = document.body.scrollHeight+'px';
    } else if( document.body.offsetWidth ) {
      var pageWidth = document.body.offsetWidth+'px';
      var pageHeight = document.body.offsetHeight+'px';
    } else {
       var pageWidth='100%';
       var pageHeight='100%';
    }   
    //set the shader to cover the entire page and make it visible.
    dark.style.opacity=opaque;                      
    dark.style.MozOpacity=opaque;                   
    dark.style.filter='alpha(opacity='+opacity+')'; 
    dark.style.zIndex=zindex;        
    dark.style.backgroundColor=bgcolor;  
    dark.style.width= pageWidth;
    dark.style.height= pageHeight;
    dark.style.display='block';                          
  } else {
     dark.style.display='none';
  }
}