function setCountiesHandler(response){
	/**
	 * disableCountyDropDown
	 *
	 * This is called inline within the calling page
	 */
	/**
	 * This is the handler function for the prototype value return	
	 */
	createCountyDropDownElements(processCountiesResponseText(response.responseText.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, "")),'county'); 
	/**
	 * enableCountyDropDown
	 */
	enableCountyDropDown('county');
}
function setCountiesErrorHandler(response){
	// //*
	//   * This is the handler function for the prototype value return
	//   */
	alert(response.statusText);
}
function processCountiesResponseText(responseText){
	/**
	 * Parse into DOM
	 */
	var _result = XMLDocument(responseText);
	/**
	 * Just interested in the counties...
	 */
	var _counties = _result.getElementsByTagName("string");	
	/**
	 * Process into a JavaScript array
	 */
	_result = new Array(_counties.length);
	//
	for(var i=0; i<_counties.length; i++){
		_result[i] = _counties[i].firstChild.data;
	}
	//
	return _result;
}
function XMLDocument(XML){
	var _result;	
	/**
	 * XML Parse
	 */
	if(document.implementation && document.implementation.createDocument){
		/**
		 * Mozilla, Firefox, Opera etc
		 */
		var _parser = new DOMParser();
	  	_result = _parser.parseFromString(XML,"text/xml");
	}else{
		/**
 		 * Microsoft
		 */
		_result = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
  		_result.async=false;	
		_result.loadXML(XML);
	}
	return _result;
}
function createCountyDropDownElements(arrayOfCounties,parentId){
	/**
	 * <option label="Adams" value="Adams">Adams</option>
	 */
	/**
	 * Insert new children
	 */
	var _parent = document.getElementById(parentId);
	var county;
	var content;
	/**
	 * Delete existing children
	 */
	deleteCountyDropDownElements(parentId);
	/**
	 * Create:
	 *
	 * <option label="--" value="null">--</option>
	 */
	county = document.createElement("option");
	county.setAttribute("label","--");
	county.setAttribute("value","null");
	content = document.createTextNode("--");
	county.appendChild(content);
	//
	_parent.appendChild(county);
	//
	for(var i=0; i<arrayOfCounties.length; i++){
		county = document.createElement("option");
		county.setAttribute("label",arrayOfCounties[i]);
		county.setAttribute("value",arrayOfCounties[i]);
		content = document.createTextNode(arrayOfCounties[i]);
		county.appendChild(content);
		//
		_parent.appendChild(county);
	}
}
function deleteCountyDropDownElements(parentId){
	var _parent = document.getElementById(parentId);
	//
	while(_parent.firstChild){
		_parent.removeChild(_parent.firstChild);
	}
	//
	_parent = null;
}
function disableCountyDropDown(parentId){
	var _dropdown = document.getElementById(parentId);
	/**
	 * Change style for IE7 which does not blank out the dropdown background color.
	 */
	_dropdown.style.background = '#CCCCCC';
	//
	_dropdown.disabled = true;
	_dropdown = null;
	return true
}
function enableCountyDropDown(parentId){
	var _dropdown = document.getElementById(parentId);
	/**
	 * Change style for IE7 which does not blank out the dropdown background color.
	 */
	_dropdown.style.background = '#FFFFFF';
	//
	_dropdown.disabled = false;
	_dropdown = null;
	return true
}