//this is the function that adds the listener to
	//the tabchange event in the tab object
	addTabChangeListener = function(){
	myTabs = ColdFusion.Layout.getTabLayout("CLPTab");
	myTabs.on('tabchange',SaveActiveTab);
	}
	
	//this is the listener that will call the AJAXSession.cfc
	//everytime a tab is selected
	SaveActiveTab = function(){
	myTabs = ColdFusion.Layout.getTabLayout("CLPTab");
	actTab = myTabs.getActiveTab();
	var SessionObj = new CFCs.session();
	      SessionObj.setErrorHandler(errorHandler);
	      SessionObj.SetSessionVar("ActiveTab", actTab.id);
	}
	//this is an error handler used when calling the cfc
	errorHandler = function(statusCode,statusMsg) {
	   alert(statusCode+': '+statusMsg)
	}