function fillCountry(){ 
 // this function is used to fill the category list on load
addOption(document.drop_list.Country, "US", "United States", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Country, "CA", "Canada", "");
}

function SelectState(){
// ON selection of category this function will work

removeAllOptions(document.drop_list.State);
addOption(document.drop_list.State, "", "Select State", "");

if(document.drop_list.Country.value == 'US'){
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"AL", "Alabama");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"AK", "Alaska");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"AZ", "Arizona");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"AR", "Arkansas");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"AA", "AF Americas");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"AE", "AF Other (AE)");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"AP", "AF Pacific");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"CA", "California");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"CO", "Colorado");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"CT", "Connecticut");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"DE", "Delaware");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"DC", "District of Columbia");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"FL", "Florida");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"GA", "Georgia");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"HI", "Hawaii");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"ID", "Idaho");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"IL", "Illinois");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"IN", "Indiana");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"IA", "Iowa");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"KS", "Kansas");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"KY", "Kentucky");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"LA", "Louisiana");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"ME", "Maine");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"MD", "Maryland");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"MA", "Massachusetts");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"MI", "Michigan");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"MN", "Minnesota");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"MS", "Mississippi");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"MO", "Missouri");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"MT", "Montana");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"NE", "Nebraska");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"NV", "Nevada");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"NH", "New Hampshire");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"NJ", "New Jersey");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"NM", "New Mexico");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"NY", "New York");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"NC", "North Carolina");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"ND", "North Dakota");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"OH", "Ohio");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"OK", "Oklahoma");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"OR", "Oregon");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"PA", "Pennsylvania");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"RI", "Rhode Island");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"SC", "South Carolina");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"SD", "South Dakota");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"TN", "Tennessee");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"TX", "Texas");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"UT", "Utah");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"VT", "Vermont");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"VA", "Virginia");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"WA", "Washington");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"WV", "West Virginia");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"WI", "Wisconsin");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"WY", "Wyoming");
}
if(document.drop_list.Country.value == 'CA'){
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"AB", "Alberta");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"BC", "British Columbia");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"MB", "Manitoba");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"NB", "New Brunswick");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"NF", "Newfoundland");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"NT", "Northwest Territories");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"NS", "Nova Scotia");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"NU", "Nunavut");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"ON", "Ontario");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"PE", "Prince Edward Island");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"QC", "Quebec");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"SK", "Saskatchewan");
addOption(document.drop_list.State,"YT", "Yukon");
}
}
////////////////// 

function removeAllOptions(selectbox)
{
	var i;
	for(i=selectbox.options.length-1;i>=0;i--)
	{
		//selectbox.options.remove(i);
		selectbox.remove(i);
	}
}


function addOption(selectbox, value, text )
{
	var optn = document.createElement("OPTION");
	optn.text = text;
	optn.value = value;

	selectbox.options.add(optn);
}