var http_request = false;

  function makeRequest(url, parameters) {

   try {
    netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege("UniversalBrowserRead");
   } catch (e) {
    alert("Permission UniversalBrowserRead denied.");
   }

    http_request = false;
    http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
    if (http_request.overrideMimeType) {
      http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
    }
    if (!http_request) {
      alert('Cannot create XMLHTTP instance');
      return false;
    }
    http_request.onreadystatechange = alertContents;
    http_request.open('GET', url + parameters, true);
    http_request.send(null);
  }

  function alertContents() {
    if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
      if (http_request.status == 200) {
var field=document.getElementById("xml_field");
        var string = http_request.responseText;
    //  alert(string);
	  field.innerHTML = string;

      } else {
        alert('There was a problem with the request.');
      }
    }
  }
  function updateweather() {
    makeRequest('http://www.quoterss.com/quote.php?symbol=XOM&frmt=0&Freq=0', '');
  }


var xmlHttp;

function showUser(str)
{ 
xmlHttp=GetXmlHttpObject()
if (xmlHttp==null)
 {
 alert ("Browser does not support HTTP Request")
 return
 }
var url="/stock.php?s1=AAPL"
url=url+"&sid="+Math.random()
xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged 
xmlHttp.open("GET",url,true)
xmlHttp.send(null)
}

function stateChanged() 
{ 
if (xmlHttp.readyState==4 || xmlHttp.readyState=="complete")
 { 
 document.getElementById("xml_field").innerHTML=xmlHttp.responseText 
 } 
}

function GetXmlHttpObject()
{
var xmlHttp=null;
try
 {
 // Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
 xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
 }
catch (e)
 {
 //Internet Explorer
 try
  {
  xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
  }
 catch (e)
  {
  xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
  }
 }
return xmlHttp;
}

var req;
var req_csl;

function getXMLRSSFeed() {

var params = getXMLRSSFeed.arguments;
var num_params = params.length;
	if (num_params>0) {
	var data_params=num_params-1;
	//alert(num_params);
		for (var i = 0; i < num_params; i++) {
			
			//var url = "/4DACTION/xml_check_account/"+function_flag+"&"+orig_field+"&"+accountNum+"&"+hospitalCode+"&"+clearField;
			if (i==0) {
				var url = params[0]+"?num="+data_params;
			} else {
				url = url+"&stock_"+i+"="+params[i];
			}
	
		}
		
		if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
			req = new XMLHttpRequest();
		} else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
			req = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
		}
		
		req.open("GET", url);
		req.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
		req.onreadystatechange = RetrieveXML;
		req.send(null);
		return req;

	}
}

function RetrieveXML() {
	if (req.readyState == 4) {
		if (req.status == 200) {
			text  = req.responseText;
			
			//document.query_form.dev_field.value=text;
			//setMessageStr(text);
			var field=document.getElementById("xml_field");
		field.innerHTML = text;
//alert(text);
			var num_results;
			var x_error;
			var x_error2;
			var red_text;
			var focus_field;
			var field_val;
			var orig_field;
			var action_flag;
			var affect_field;
			
			
			
			
			return true;		
		}
	}

}