var postState = '';
var postCountry = '';

var state = '\
US:AK:Alaska|\
US:AL:Alabama|\
US:AR:Arkansas|\
US:AZ:Arizona|\
US:CA:California|\
US:CO:Colorado|\
US:CT:Connecticut|\
US:DC:District of Columbia|\
US:DE:Delaware|\
US:FL:Florida|\
US:GA:Georgia|\
US:Guam:Guam|\
US:HI:Hawaii|\
US:IA:Iowa|\
US:ID:Idaho|\
US:IL:Illinois|\
US:IN:Indiana|\
US:KS:Kansas|\
US:KY:Kentucky|\
US:LA:Louisiana|\
US:MA:Massachusetts|\
US:MD:Maryland|\
US:ME:Maine|\
US:MI:Michigan|\
US:MN:Minnesota|\
US:MO:Missouri|\
US:MS:Mississippi|\
US:MT:Montana|\
US:NC:North Carolina|\
US:ND:North Dakota|\
US:NE:Nebraska|\
US:NH:New Hampshire|\
US:NJ:New Jersey|\
US:NM:New Mexico|\
US:NV:Nevada|\
US:NY:New York|\
US:OH:Ohio|\
US:OK:Oklahoma|\
US:OR:Oregon|\
US:PA:Pennsylvania|\
US:Puerto Rico:Puerto Rico|\
US:RI:Rhode Island|\
US:SC:South Carolina|\
US:SD:South Dakota|\
US:TN:Tennessee|\
US:TX:Texas|\
US:UT:Utah|\
US:VA:Virginia|\
US:Virgin Islands:Virgin Islands|\
US:VT:Vermont|\
US:WA:Washington|\
US:WI:Wisconsin|\
US:WV:West Virginia|\
US:WY:Wyoming|\
CA:CND-AB:Alberta|\
CA:CND-MB:Manitoba|\
CA:CND-AB:Alberta|\
CA:CND-BC:British Columbia|\
CA:CND-MB:Manitoba|\
CA:CND-NB:New Brunswick|\
CA:CND-NL:Newfoundland and Labrador|\
CA:CND-NS:Nova Scotia|\
CA:CND-NT:Northwest Territories|\
CA:CND-NU:Nunavut|\
CA:CND-ON:Ontario|\
CA:CND-PE:Prince Edward Island|\
CA:CND-QC:Quebec|\
CA:CND-SK:Saskatchewan|\
CA:CND-YT:Yukon Territory\
';

var country = '\
CA:Canada\
';

function trimItem(sInString) {
  if ( sInString ) {
    sInString = sInString.replace( /^\s+/g, "" );// strip leading
    return sInString.replace( /\s+$/g, "" );// strip trailing
  }
}

// Populates the country selected with the counties from the country list
function populateCountry(defaultCountry) {
  if ( postCountry != '' ) {
    defaultCountry = postCountry;
  }
  var countryLineArray = country.split('|');  // Split into lines
  var selObj = document.getElementById('countrySelect');
  selObj.options[0] = new Option('United States','US');
  selObj.selectedIndex = 0;
  for (var loop = 0; loop < countryLineArray.length; loop++) {
    lineArray = countryLineArray[loop].split(':');
    countryCode  = trimItem(lineArray[0]);
    countryName  = trimItem(lineArray[1]);
    if ( countryCode != '' ) {
      selObj.options[loop + 1] = new Option(countryName, countryCode);
    }
    if ( defaultCountry == countryCode ) {
      selObj.selectedIndex = loop + 1;
    }
  }
}

function populateState() {
  var selObj = document.getElementById('stateSelect');
  var foundState = false;
  // Empty options just in case new drop down is shorter
  if ( selObj.type == 'select-one' ) {
    for (var i = 0; i < selObj.options.length; i++) {
      selObj.options[i] = null;
    }
    selObj.options.length=null;
    selObj.options[0] = new Option('Select State','');
    selObj.selectedIndex = 0;
  }
  // Populate the drop down with states from the selected country
  var stateLineArray = state.split("|");  // Split into lines
  var optionCntr = 1;
  for (var loop = 0; loop < stateLineArray.length; loop++) {
    lineArray = stateLineArray[loop].split(":");
    countryCode  = trimItem(lineArray[0]);
    stateCode    = trimItem(lineArray[1]);
    stateName    = trimItem(lineArray[2]);
  if (document.getElementById('countrySelect').value == countryCode && countryCode != '' ) {
    // If it's a input element, change it to a select
      if ( selObj.type == 'text' ) {
        parentObj = document.getElementById('stateSelect').parentNode;
        parentObj.removeChild(selObj);
        var inputSel = document.createElement("SELECT");
        inputSel.setAttribute("name","state");
        inputSel.setAttribute("id","stateSelect");
        parentObj.appendChild(inputSel) ;
        selObj = document.getElementById('stateSelect');
        selObj.options[0] = new Option('Select State','');
        selObj.selectedIndex = 0;
      }
      if ( stateCode != '' ) {
        selObj.options[optionCntr] = new Option(stateName, stateCode);
      }
      // See if it's selected from a previous post
      if ( stateCode == postState && countryCode == postCountry ) {
        selObj.selectedIndex = optionCntr;
      }
      foundState = true;
      optionCntr++
    }
  }
  // If the country has no states, change the select to a text box
  if ( ! foundState ) {
    parentObj = document.getElementById('stateSelect').parentNode;
    parentObj.removeChild(selObj);
  // Create the Input Field
    var inputEl = document.createElement("INPUT");
    inputEl.setAttribute("id", "stateSelect");
    inputEl.setAttribute("type", "text");
    inputEl.setAttribute("name", "state");
    inputEl.setAttribute("size", 20);
    inputEl.setAttribute("value", postState);
    parentObj.appendChild(inputEl) ;
  }
}

function initCountry(country) {
  populateCountry(country);
  populateState();
}


