function jah(url,target) {
    // native XMLHttpRequest object
    document.getElementById(target).innerHTML = 'sending...';
    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;
            /* alert(results); */
            document.getElementById(target).innerHTML = results;
        } else {
            document.getElementById(target).innerHTML="jah error:\n" +
                req.statusText;
        }
    }
}


function preJah(url,target) {
  //places an empty div to be populated by the new quicktime element.
	var d = document.getElementById('qt-holder');
	var olddiv = document.getElementById('qt-movie');
	//var qt = document.getElementById('screener');
	//qt.Stop(); //stop qt from playing, for Safari
	if (document.screener) { document.screener.Stop(); }
	d.removeChild(olddiv);
	
	var newdiv = document.createElement('div');
	var divIdName = 'qt-movie';
	newdiv.setAttribute('id',divIdName);
	
	// var spotscont = document.getElementById('spots-container');
	// d.insertBefore(newdiv, spotscont);
	d.appendChild(newdiv);
  //send to ajax element which will place new qt file within element.
	jah(url,target);
}