/*Usage
 * var request = getHTTPObject();
 * if(request){
 * AJAX CODE HERE
 * }
 * 
 * If getHTTPObject returns false, the browser isn't Ajax compatible. The if 
 * statement checks to see if it exists, then runs the code.
 */
function getHTTPObject() {
	var xhr = false;//set to false, so if it fails, do nothing
	if(window.XMLHttpRequest) {//detect to see if browser allows this method
		var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();//set var the new request
	} else if(window.ActiveXObject) {//detect to see if browser allows this method
		try {
			var xhr = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");//try this method first
		} catch(e) {//if it fails move onto the next
			try {
				var xhr = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");//try this method next
			} catch(e) {//if that also fails return false.
				xhr = false;
			}
		}
	}
	return xhr;//return the value of xhr
}

function grabFile(file) {
  var request = getHTTPObject();
  if (request) {
    request.onreadystatechange = function() {
      parseResponse(request);
    };
    request.open("POST", file, true);
    request.send(null);
  }
}

function parseResponse(request) {
  if (request.readyState == 4) {
    if (request.status == 200 || request.status == 304) {
      var details = document.getElementById("details");
      details.innerHTML = request.responseText;
    }
  }
}