var xmlHttp

function showquote(str)
{ 
xmlHttp=quoteGetXmlHttpObject();
if (xmlHttp==null)
  {
  alert ("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
  return;
  }        
var url="/cgi-bin/getquote.pl";
xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=quoteChanged;
xmlHttp.open("GET",url,true);
xmlHttp.send(null);
}

function quoteChanged() 
{ 
if (xmlHttp.readyState==4)
   { 
   document.getElementById("quotecell").innerHTML=xmlHttp.responseText;
   }
}

function quoteGetXmlHttpObject()
{
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;
}