function doSearch() {

  var searchstring = $('searchstring').value;

  var url = '?';
  var pars = "CoMeT_function=run_module&module=ModSearch&function=ajax_search&searchstring=" + searchstring;

  var myAjax = new Ajax.Request(
  url,
  {
    method: 'post',
    postBody: pars,
    encoding: 'ISO-8859-1',
    onComplete: doSearchResponse
  });

  closeProject();
  closeStaffItem();

}

function doSearchResponse(resp) {
  $('search_result').innerHTML = resp.responseText;
  $('search_result').setStyle({ display: 'block' });
}

function hideSearchResults() {
  $('search_result').setStyle({ display: 'none' });
}

function checkEnter(e) {
  var key;
  if (window.event) {
    key = window.event.keyCode; //IE
  } else {
    key = e.which;
  }
  if (key == 13) {
    doSearch();
    return false;
  }
  return true;
}



function doSearch_old() {
  var searchstring = jQuery("input#searchstring").val();
  AjaxRequest('CoMeT_function=run_module&module=ModSearch&function=ajax_search&searchstring=' + searchstring, '#search_result', searchResult);

}

function searchResult_old(html) {
  jQuery('#search_result').html(html);
  jQuery('#search_result').fadeIn("slow")
}

function hideSearchResults_old() {
  jQuery('#search_result').fadeOut("slow");
}