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+<?php
+   /**
+   * ajaxpreferences
+   * 
+   * @package preferences
+   * @abstract script which is called to store prefs using AJAX
+   * @copyright Lingewoud B.V.
+   * @link http://www.egroupware.org
+   * @author Pim Snel <pim-AT-lingewoud-DOT-nl> 
+   * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GPL - GNU General Public License
+   * @version $Id$
+   */
+   class ajaxpreferences
+   {
+	  function ajaxpreferences(){}
+
+	  /**
+	  * storeEGWPref 
+	  * 
+	  * @param mixed $repository egroupware preferences repository
+	  * @param mixed $key key to preference
+	  * @param mixed $value new value
+	  * @access public
+	  * @return mixed returns null when no erro, else return error message.
+	  */
+	  function storeEGWPref($repository,$key,$value)
+	  {
+		 $response =& new xajaxResponse();
+		 $GLOBALS['egw']->preferences->read_repository();
+		 $GLOBALS['egw']->preferences->change($repository,$key,$value);
+		 $GLOBALS['egw']->preferences->save_repository(True);
+		 return $response->getXML();
+	  }
+   }
+?>