function makeRequest(url1,divID) {

        var http_request = false;

        try {
    		http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
  			} catch (trymicrosoft) {
    try {
      http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    } catch (othermicrosoft) {
      try {
        http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
      } catch (failed) {
        http_request = false;
      }
    }
  }

  if (!http_request)
    alert("Error initializing XMLHttpRequest!");
        http_request.onreadystatechange = function() { alertContents(http_request,divID); };
        http_request.open('GET', url1, true);
        http_request.send(null);

    }

    function alertContents(http_request,divID) {

        if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
            if (http_request.status == 200) {
                 document.getElementById(divID).innerHTML= http_request.responseText;
            } 
            else {
                alert('There was a problem with the request.');
            }
        }
        else{document.getElementById(divID).innerHTML= '<img src="/imgs/ajax-loader.gif"> loading';}

    }