function load(container, target) { //Display loading indicator document.getElementById(container).innerHTML = "

"; try { //Attempt to load ActiveX Socket in IE first, if fails, then attempt XMLHttp in Firefox/Webkit httpSocket = window.XMLHttpRequest?new XMLHttpRequest(): new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); } catch (e) { //Old browser, kill it alert("It appears that your browser does not support AJAX, please update your browser to its latest version"); } httpSocket.onreadystatechange = function(){ pageCheck(httpSocket, container) } httpSocket.open('GET', target, true) //IE Requires Return :P Damn you microsoft!! httpSocket.send(null) return false; } function pageCheck(pageRequest,container) { if (pageRequest.readyState == 4 && (pageRequest.status == 200 || window.location.href.indexOf("http")==-1)) { document.getElementById(container).innerHTML = pageRequest.responseText } }