function jah(url,target) {
	// native XMLHttpRequest object
	document.getElementById(target).innerHTML = 'getting data...';
	if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
		req = new XMLHttpRequest();
		req.onreadystatechange = function() {jahDone(target);};
		req.open("GET", url, true);
		req.send(null);
	// IE/Windows ActiveX version
	} else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
		req = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
		if (req) {
			req.onreadystatechange = function() {jahDone(target);};
			req.open("GET", url, true);
			req.send();
		}
	}
}	

function jahDone(target) {
	// only if req is "loaded"
	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.statusText;
		}
	}
}