function getHTTPObject() { var http = false; if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // Mozilla, Safari,... http = new XMLHttpRequest(); if (http.overrideMimeType) { http.overrideMimeType('text/html'); } } else if (window.ActiveXObject) { // IE try { http = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP"); } catch (e) { try { http = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); } catch (e) {} } } return http; } var base_url = "http://www.mackinacferry.com/"; function get_schedule( scheduleId ) { var http = getHTTPObject(); // We create the HTTP Object var url = "schedule-" + scheduleId + ".js"; http.open("GET",base_url + url,true); http.onreadystatechange = function() { if(http.readyState == 4) { var results = http.responseText; document.getElementById('edit-divy').innerHTML = results; } } http.send(null); }