function get_price_ranges() {

	var XMLHttpRequestObject = false;

	if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
		XMLHttpRequestObject = new XMLHttpRequest();
	} else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
		XMLHttpRequestObject = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	}

	if(XMLHttpRequestObject) {
	
		XMLHttpRequestObject.open( "GET", "get_price_ranges.php?w=" + get_cookie('content') + '&c=' + get_cookie('currency') + '&l=' + get_cookie('language') );
		XMLHttpRequestObject.onreadystatechange = function() {
			if (XMLHttpRequestObject.readyState == 4 && XMLHttpRequestObject.status == 200) {
				document.getElementById('price_range_menu').innerHTML = XMLHttpRequestObject.responseText;
				 r_max = document.getElementById('price_range_menu').clientHeight;
				if ( document.getElementById('price_range_menu').clientHeight > 200 ) {
					resize( 'price_range_menu', 200, p_max , 'more_price_ranges', 'more_price_expand');
					document.getElementById('more_price_ranges').style.height = 'auto';
					document.getElementById('more_price_ranges').style.visibility = 'visible';
				} else {
					document.getElementById('more_price_ranges').style.visibility = 'hidden';
					document.getElementById('more_price_ranges').style.height = '0px';
					document.getElementById('more_price_ranges').innerHTML = 'more&#8230;';
				}
			}
		}
		XMLHttpRequestObject.send(null);
	}

}