function updatePersdata(thefield,theval) {

	var selector = document.getElementById('otherPers');

	curr_index = selector.selectedIndex;
	pers = selector.options[curr_index].value;
	curr_url = document.location;
	document.location = curr_url + 'true&thefield='+thefield+'&theval='+theval+'&pers='+pers; 
        
}