function displayAlbum(al_across, al_size, di_updated, di_number,di_description,di_location, album_ids, th_across, th_down, th_size, ps_page, album_id){

	var xmlHttp;
	
	try{
	// Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
		xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
	}
	catch (e){
	// Internet Explorer
		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('albumCraft').innerHTML=xmlHttp.responseText;
		}
	}
	
	url="http://www.webtools.ncsu.edu/packsnaps/exviewer/";
	url+="?al_across="+al_across;
	url+="%26al_size="+al_size;
	url+="%26di_updated="+di_updated;
	url+="%26di_number="+di_number;
	url+="%26di_description="+di_description;
	url+="%26di_location="+di_location;
	url+="%26album_ids="+album_ids;
	url+="%26th_across="+th_across;
	url+="%26th_down="+th_down;
	url+="%26th_size="+th_size;
	url+="%26ps_page="+ps_page;
	url+="%26album_id="+album_id;

	//includes the stylesheet
	var getHead=document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
	var newStyle=document.createElement('link');
	newStyle.rel='stylesheet';
	newStyle.type='text/css';
	newStyle.media='screen';
	newStyle.href='http://www.webtools.ncsu.edu/packsnaps/css/packsnaps_styles.css';
	getHead.insertBefore(newStyle,getHead.childNodes[0]);
	xmlHttp.open("GET","packsnaps_redirect.php?url="+url,true);
	xmlHttp.send(null);
	
}