var vPouch;

function newStudent(vNew)
{
	
	vPouch=GetXmlHttpObject();
		
	if (vPouch==null){alert("Browser error. Please contact us by phone.");return;}
	

	
	vPouch.onreadystatechange=stateChanged;
	vNew="new="+vNew;
	vUrl="ptl1/mail1.php";
	vPouch.open("POST",vUrl,true);
	vPouch.setRequestHeader("Content-type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
	vPouch.send(vNew);
}

function stateChanged()
{
	if (vPouch.readyState==4)
	{
		// from http://www.mercurytide.co.uk/news/article/issues-when-working-ajax/
		var vParentElement = document.getElementById("trNewStudent");
		try
		{
			vParentElement.innerHTML=vPouch.responseText;
		}
		catch(e)
		{
			// IE fails unless we wrap the string in another element.
			var wrappingDiv = document.createElement("div");
			wrappingDiv.innerHTML = vPouch.responseText;
			vParentElement.appendChild(wrappingDiv);
		}
	}
}



function GetXmlHttpObject()
{
if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
{
	return new XMLHttpRequest(); // code for IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari
}
else
{
	return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); // code for IE6, IE5		
}
}