function buildQuery(query_type, id_base, id_filter, page, by, way, no_products)
{
	//alert(first);
	var mainForm = document.ajaxProductFilter;
	//alert("form.elements.length"+mainForm.elements.length);
	$('#ajf_last_id_filter').val(id_filter);
	$('#ajf_last_page').val(page);
	//alert("query_type = " + query_type + ", id_base = " + id_base + ", id_filter = " + id_filter + " , page = " + page + ", by = " + by + ", way = " + way);
	var query_str="query_type="+query_type+"&id_base="+id_base;
	if(id_filter){
		query_str= query_str+"&id_filter="+id_filter;
	}else{
		query_str= query_str+"&id_filter=none";
	}
	if(mainForm.elements.length > 0){
		for (i=0; i<mainForm.elements.length; i++){
			//alert("mainForm.elements[i].type"+mainForm.elements[i].type);
			if(mainForm.elements[i].type=="checkbox" && mainForm.elements[i].checked){
				//alert(mainForm.elements[i].name+":"+mainForm.elements[i].value+":"+mainForm.elements[i].type+":"+mainForm.elements[i].checked );
				query_str=query_str+"&"+mainForm.elements[i].name+"="+encodeURI(mainForm.elements[i].value);
			}else if(mainForm.elements[i].type=="hidden" && mainForm.elements[i].name.substr(0,"slider".length) === "slider"){
				query_str=query_str+"&"+mainForm.elements[i].name+"="+encodeURI(mainForm.elements[i].value);
				//alert(mainForm.elements[i].name+":"+mainForm.elements[i].type+":"+mainForm.elements[i].value);
			}else if(mainForm.elements[i].type=="select-one" && mainForm.elements[i].value!=""){
				var pulldownArr =	mainForm.elements[i].value.split('_');
				query_str=query_str+"&"+mainForm.elements[i].name+"="+encodeURI(pulldownArr[3]);
				//alert(mainForm.elements[i].name+":"+mainForm.elements[i].type+":"+mainForm.elements[i].value);
			}	
		}
	}
	var searchbox_element = document.getElementById('searchbox');
	if(query_type == "search"){
		if(searchbox_element){
			var search_query =  "";
			if ($("#search_query").length)
				search_query = $("#search_query").val();
			else if ($("#search_query_top").length)
				search_query = $("#search_query_top").val();
			if(search_query && search_query.length > 0)
				query_str=query_str+"&search_query"+"="+search_query;
			var orderby =  searchbox_element.orderby.value;
			if(orderby && orderby.length > 0)
				query_str=query_str+"&orderby"+"="+orderby; 
			var orderway =   searchbox_element.orderway.value;
			if(orderway && orderway.length > 0)
				query_str=query_str+"&orderway"+"="+orderway;
		}
		
	}		
	
	if(page)
	query_str=query_str+"&p"+"="+page;
	
	if(by && way){
		query_str=query_str+"&orderby"+"="+by;
		query_str=query_str+"&orderway"+"="+way;
	}else{
		//alert(query_str);
		var sortOptions = $("#selectPrductSort").val();
		if(sortOptions && sortOptions!=null)
		{
			if (sortOptions.indexOf('|') >= 0)
			{
				var sortOptionsArr = sortOptions.split('|');
				query_str=query_str+"&orderby"+"="+sortOptionsArr[0];
				query_str=query_str+"&orderway"+"="+sortOptionsArr[1];
				//alert(sortOptionsArr[1]);
			}
			else
			{
				query_str=query_str+"&orderby="+ajf_default_orderby;
				query_str=query_str+"&orderway="+ajf_default_orderway;
			}
		}
		else
		{
			query_str=query_str+"&orderby="+ajf_default_orderby;
			query_str=query_str+"&orderway="+ajf_default_orderway;
		}
	}
	//number of items per page
	//alert(itemsPerPage + " -- " + sorted);
	if(ajf_itemsPerPage && ajf_itemsPerPage!=null && ajf_sorted){
		query_str=query_str+"&n"+"="+ajf_itemsPerPage;
	}
	
	//alert(query_str);
	get_results(query_str, no_products);
}
function get_results(query_str, no_products)
{	
	//alert("moduleDir:"+moduleDir+" query_str:"+query_str);
	$.ajax({
		type: 'POST',
		url: moduleDir + 'product_ajax_request.php',
		async: false,
		cache: false,
		dataType : "json",
		data: query_str, 
		
		success:function(feed) {
			//alert(feed["pagination"]);
			// For the homepage filter, we may not want
			// to display the products the first time the page loads.
			if (!no_products)
			{
				if (ajf_overwrite_index == 1 && $('#ajf_index_container').length)
				{
					var tmp_ajf_index = $("#ajf_index_container").html();
					$("#center_column").html(tmp_ajf_index);
				}
				$("#productsSortForm").html(feed["product_sort"]);
				$("#product_list").html(feed["product_list"]);
				$("#pagination").html(feed["pagination"]);
				if (afj_full_psv)
					ajf_update_comparison();
				if (typeof ajaxCart != 'undefined')
				{
					ajaxCart.overrideButtonsInThePage();
					ajaxCart.refresh();
				}
			}
			$("#ajf-count-container").html(feed["ajaxfilter_counts"]);
		}
	});
}
function formatFilterSlider(num, is_price, prefix, postfix)
{
	priceDisplayPrecision = 0;
	if (!is_price)
		return formatCurrency(num, currencyFormat, currencySign, currencyBlank);
	else
		return jQuery.trim(prefix+num+postfix);
}
function getMinMax(val, inc, type)
{
	//alert(val);
	if (type == 'min')
		return Math.floor(val/inc)*inc;
	else
		return Math.ceil(val/inc)*inc;
}
function update_slider(slider, type, inc)
{
	var min = parseInt($('#'+slider+'_from_show').val().replace(/[^0-9]/g, ''));
	var max = parseInt($('#'+slider+'_to_show').val().replace(/[^0-9]/g, ''));
	$('#'+slider+'_from').val(min);
	$('#'+slider+'_to').val(max);
	$('#'+slider+'_from_show').val(formatFilterSlider(min, type));
	$('#'+slider+'_to_show').val(formatFilterSlider(max, type));
	$jq('#'+slider).slider({values: [min, max]});
}	
Number.prototype.formatMoney = function(c, d, t){
	var n = this, c = isNaN(c = Math.abs(c)) ? 2 : c, d = d == undefined ? "," : d, t = t == undefined ? "." : t, s = n < 0 ? "-" : "", i = parseInt(n = Math.abs(+n || 0).toFixed(c)) + "", j = (j = i.length) > 3 ? j % 3 : 0;
	   return s + (j ? i.substr(0, j) + t : "") + i.substr(j).replace(/(\d{3})(?=\d)/g, "$1" + t) + (c ? d + Math.abs(n - i).toFixed(c).slice(2) : "");
};
function ajf_update_comparison()
{
	$('a.cmp_remove').click(function(){
	
		var idProduct = $(this).attr('rel').replace('ajax_id_product_', '');
		
		$.ajax({
  			url: 'products-comparison.php?ajax=1&action=remove&id_product=' + idProduct,
 			async: false,
  			success: function(){
  				return true;
    		}
		});	
	});
	$('input:checkbox.comparator').click(function(){
		var idProduct = $(this).attr('value').replace('comparator_item_', '');
		var checkbox = $(this);
		
		if(checkbox.is(':checked'))
		{
			$.ajax({
	  			url: 'products-comparison.php?ajax=1&action=add&id_product=' + idProduct,
	 			async: true,
	  			success: function(data){
	  				if (data == '0')
	  				{
	  					checkbox.attr('checked', false);
		    			alert(max_item);
	  				}
	  			},
	    		error: function(){
	    			checkbox.attr('checked', false);
	    		}
			});	
		}
		else
		{
			$.ajax({
	  			url: 'products-comparison.php?ajax=1&action=remove&id_product=' + idProduct,
	 			async: true,
	  			success: function(data){
	  				if (data == '0')
	  					checkbox.attr('checked', true);
	    		},
	    		error: function(){
	    			checkbox.attr('checked', true);
	    		}
			});	
		}
	});
}