function jah(url,target) {
    // native XMLHttpRequest object
	if(target != "blankDiv")
	{
    	document.getElementById(target).innerHTML = 'loading...';
	}
    if (window.XMLHttpRequest) 
	{
        req = new XMLHttpRequest();
       // req.onreadystatechange = function() {jahDone(target);};
        req.open("GET", url, false);
        req.send(null);
		if (req.readyState == 4) 
		{
			// only if "OK"
			if (req.status == 200) 
			{
				results = req.responseText;
				document.getElementById(target).innerHTML = results;
			} 
			else 
			{
				document.getElementById(target).innerHTML="jah error:\n" +
					req.responseText;
			}
		}
    // IE/Windows ActiveX version
    } 
	else if (window.ActiveXObject) 
	{
        req = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
        if (req) 
		{
            //req.onreadystatechange = function() {jahDone(target);};
            req.open("GET", url, false);
            req.send();
			if (req.readyState == 4) 
			{
				// only if "OK"
				if (req.status == 200) 
				{
					results = req.responseText;
					document.getElementById(target).innerHTML = results;
				} 
				else 
				{
					document.getElementById(target).innerHTML="jah error:\n" +
						req.responseText;
				}
			}
        }
    }
}