var xmlHttp
var What

function showScores(kind)
{ 
 What='S'
 //document.getElementById("txtScores").innerHTML='retrieving ... '
 xmlHttp=GetXmlHttpObject()
 if (xmlHttp==null)
 {
  alert ("Browser does not support HTTP Request")
  return
  }
 var url="kpiProxy.php?u=getscores.php?k="+kind
 url=url+"&sid="+Math.random()
 //document.getElementById("txtScores").innerHTML=url
 xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged 
 xmlHttp.open("GET",url,true)
 xmlHttp.send(null)
}

function randomRambling(options)
{ 
 What='R'
 //document.getElementById("txtRambling").innerHTML=''
 xmlHttp=GetXmlHttpObject()
 if (xmlHttp==null)
 {
  alert ("Browser does not support HTTP Request")
  return
  }
 var url="kpiProxy.php?u=randomramblings.php?o="+options
 url=url+"&sid="+Math.random()
 xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged
 xmlHttp.open("GET",url,true)
 xmlHttp.send(null)
}

function stateChanged() 
{ 
//document.getElementById("txtScores").innerHTML=xmlHttp.readyState
if (xmlHttp.readyState==4 || xmlHttp.readyState=="complete")
 { 
   if (What=='S') document.getElementById("txtScores").innerHTML=xmlHttp.responseText 
   if (What=='R') document.getElementById("txtRambling").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;
}