var http_request = false;
   function makeRequest(url) {
	   
        if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // Mozilla, Safari,...
            http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
            if (http_request.overrideMimeType) {
                http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
                // See note below about this line
            }
        } else if (window.ActiveXObject) { // IE
            try {
				http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
            } catch (e) {
                try {
                    http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
                } catch (e) {}
            }
        }

        if (!http_request) {
            alert('Giving up :( Cannot create an XMLHTTP instance');
            return false;
        }
        
        http_request.open('GET', url, true);
        http_request.send(null);
		http_request.onreadystatechange = function() { handleResponse(http_request); };
    }



    function handleResponse(http_request) {
        
		if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
            if (http_request.status == 200) {
		var response = http_request.responseText;
		var update = new Array();
		if(response.indexOf('|' != -1)) {
		   update = response.split('|');
		   document.getElementById(update[0]).innerHTML = update[1];
		   }
				
            } else { alert('There was a problem with the request.'); }
        }
		
    }