function getBranchCount() {
	var xmlHttp;
	try	{xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();}
	catch (e) {try {xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");}catch (e){try {xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");}catch (e) {alert("Your browser does not support AJAX!");return false;}}}
	xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
		if (xmlHttp.readyState == 4) {
			document.getElementById("lblBranchCount").innerHTML = trim(xmlHttp.responseText);
		}
	}
	var requestURL = "/branchcount.asp";
	xmlHttp.open("GET", requestURL, true);
	xmlHttp.send(null);
}

function trim(sString) {
    if (sString != null) {
        while (sString.substring(0,1) == ' ')
            sString = sString.substring(1, sString.length);
        while (sString.substring(sString.length-1, sString.length) == ' ')
            sString = sString.substring(0,sString.length-1);
        return sString;
    }
    else {
        return "";
    }
}