var writeStats = function( urlClicked ) {
	var PostStr = "";
	// use the generic function to make the request
	//doAJAXCall('stats/Statistics.aspx', 'POST', 'type=add', '');
	//alert();
	$.ajax({
			url: "stats/Statistics.aspx",
			aSync: false,
			dataType: "text",
			data: "type=add" + "&urlClicked=" + urlClicked, //{ href: anchor.attr('href'), anchor: anchor.text()},
			type: "POST",
			success: function (data,status)
			{
				if (data == '0')
				{
					//location.href = href;
				}
				else
				{
					//location.href = data;
				}
			},
			error: function()
			{
				//location.href = href;
			}
		});
}

/// Old way.
/*
function XHConn()
{
  var xmlhttp, bComplete = false;
  try { xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP"); }
  catch (e) { try { xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); }
  catch (e) { try { xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); }
  catch (e) { xmlhttp = false; }}}
  if (!xmlhttp) return null;
  this.connect = function(sURL, sMethod, sVars, fnDone)
  {
    if (!xmlhttp) return false;
    bComplete = false;
    sMethod = sMethod.toUpperCase();
    try {
      if (sMethod == "GET")
      {
        xmlhttp.open(sMethod, sURL+"?"+sVars, true);
        sVars = "";
      }
      else
      {
        xmlhttp.open(sMethod, sURL, true);
        xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Method", "POST "+sURL+" HTTP/1.1");
        xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Content-Type",
          "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
      }
      xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function(){
        if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && !bComplete)
        {
          bComplete = true;
          fnDone(xmlhttp);
        }};
      xmlhttp.send(sVars);
    }
    catch(z) { return false; }
    return true;
  };
  return this;
}

// doAJAXCall : Generic AJAX Handler, used with XHConn
// Author : Bryce Christensen (www.esonica.com)
// PageURL : the server side page we are calling
// ReqType : either POST or GET, typically POST
// PostStr : parameter passed in a query string format 'param1=foo&param2=bar'
// FunctionName : the JS function that will handle the response

var doAJAXCall = function (PageURL, ReqType, PostStr, FunctionName) {

	// create the new object for doing the XMLHTTP Request
	var myConn = new XHConn();
	// check if the browser supports it
	if (myConn)	{
	    // XMLHTTPRequest is supported by the browser, continue with the request
	    myConn.connect('' + PageURL + '', '' + ReqType + '', '' + PostStr + '', FunctionName);    
	} 
	else {
	    // Not support by this browser, alert the user
	    alert("XMLHTTP not available. Try a newer/better browser, this application will not work!");   
	}
}
*/


/*
// launched from button click 
var getMessage = function () {
	// build up the post string when passing variables to the server side page
	var PostStr = "";
	// use the generic function to make the request
	doAJAXCall('serversidetest.aspx', 'POST', '', showMessageResponse);
}

// The function for handling the response from the server
var showMessageResponse = function (oXML) { 
    // get the response text, into a variable
    var response = oXML.responseText;
    // update the Div to show the result from the server
	document.getElementById("responseDiv").innerHTML = response;
};
*/