function createRequestObject()
{
    var http;
    if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
    { // Mozilla, Safari, IE7 ...
        http = new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
    else if (window.ActiveXObject)
    { // Internet Explorer 6
        http = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }
    return http;
}


function ahah(url,target) {
    document.getElementById(target).innerHTML = '<p style="color:black;">loading data...</p>';

        req = createRequestObject();
        req.onreadystatechange = function() {ahahDone(target);};
        req.open("GET", url, true);
        req.send(null);
    
}


function ahahDone(target) {
           results = req.responseText;
           document.getElementById(target).innerHTML = results;
}