function hilite_div_bids (divName) {
      $("#"+divName).effect("highlight", {"color":"#ffbf10"}, 3000);
}

// added chk_ecc_categories for the custom categories #269 & #270
function call_updater_bids(ids_ea,ids_eea,ids_ecc,chk_ecc_categories,ids_vdd,ids_eta,ids_pa,ids_ra) {
	 $.get("scripts/ajax_mainpage_bids.php",{ids_ea:ids_ea,ids_eea:ids_eea,ids_ecc:ids_ecc,chk_ecc_categories:chk_ecc_categories,ids_vdd:ids_vdd,ids_eta:ids_eta,ids_pa:ids_pa,ids_ra:ids_ra}, 
	  	function(xml) {		 
         addMessages(xml); 
        }); 
		function addMessages(xml) {			
			$("auctionitem",xml).each(function(id) {
			auctionitem = $("auctionitem",xml).get(id);
			name = $("name",auctionitem).text();
			auctionid = $("auctionid",auctionitem).text();
			currentbid = $("currentbid",auctionitem).text();
			//endtime =$("endtime",auctionitem).text();
			bid_auctionid = $("#bid_"+auctionid+"_"+ name).html();
			if ($.trim(bid_auctionid)!=$.trim(currentbid)){
				   $("#bid_"+auctionid+"_"+ name).html(currentbid);
				   hilite_div_bids ("bid_"+auctionid+"_"+ name);
				}			
			/*	
			if ($("#endtime_"+auctionid).html()!=endtime){
				   $("#endtime_"+auctionid).html(endtime);
				}
				*/
			 });
		  
		   } 
}