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function sndReq_HowToPane() {	
	
	destURL = 'div/howToGuide.jsp';
	reqHowTo = createXMLRequestObject();
	reqHowTo.onreadystatechange = handleResponseHowTo;
	reqHowTo.open('post', destURL);
	reqHowTo.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'); 
	reqHowTo.send("");

}

function handleResponseHowTo() {
	var update = new Array();		
	var title;
	var body;
	var selectionPanel;
	
	
	if(reqHowTo.readyState == 4) {
	  testResponse(reqHowTo);

		var response = reqHowTo.responseText;
	
		if(response.indexOf('|' != -1)) {
				update = response.split('|');
				navHtml = update[0];			
				selectionPanel = update[1];
				body = update[2];
		}
		else{
			title = "How To Guide";
			body = response;
		}		
						
		// set all inactive panels to hidden
		parent.document.getElementById("divNavPanel").style.display = 'block';		
		parent.document.getElementById("divNavPanel").innerHTML = navHtml;
				
		parent.document.getElementById("divSelectionPanel").style.display = "block";
		parent.document.getElementById("divSelectionPanel").innerHTML = selectionPanel;
		
		// use this panel to display the information
		parent.document.getElementById("divOptionPanel").style.display = "block";
		parent.document.getElementById("divOptionPanel").style.height = 415;
		parent.document.getElementById("divOptionPanel").innerHTML = body;
			
		// Clear the event handler
		reqHowTo.onreadystatechange = emptyFunction;			
	}
}

function hideHowTo() {
	var val = parent.document.getElementById("hideHowTo").checked;
	
	var nextyear = new Date();
	nextyear.setFullYear(nextyear.getFullYear() + 10);
	if (val == true) {
		// set the cookie to be false 
		parent.document.cookie = "hideHowTo=false; expires=" + nextyear.toGMTString();
	} else {
		// set the cookie to be true
		parent.document.cookie = "hideHowTo=true; expires=" + nextyear.toGMTString();
	}
}

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