// stores the reference to the XMLHttpRequest object
var xmlHttp = createXmlHttpRequestObject();
// retrieves the XMLHttpRequest object
function createXmlHttpRequestObject()
{
	// will store the reference to the XMLHttpRequest object
	var xmlHttp;
	// if running Internet Explorer
	if(window.ActiveXObject)
	{
		try
		{
			xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
		}
		catch (e)
		{
			xmlHttp = false;
		}
	}
	// if running Mozilla or other browsers
	else
	{
		try
		{
			xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
		}
		catch (e)
		{
			xmlHttp = false;
		}
	}
	// return the created object or display an error message
	if (!xmlHttp)
		alert("Error creating the XMLHttpRequest object.");
	else
		return xmlHttp;
}
// make asynchronous HTTP request using the XMLHttpRequest object
function process()
{
	// proceed only if the xmlHttp object isn't busy
	if (xmlHttp.readyState == 4 || xmlHttp.readyState == 0)
	{
		// retrieve the name typed by the user on the form
		//name = encodeURIComponent(document.getElementById("myName").value);
		// execute the quickstart.php page from the server
		xmlHttp.open("GET", "/custom/randomQuote.php?xml=1", true);
		// define the method to handle server responses
		xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = handleServerResponse;
		// make the server request
		xmlHttp.send(null);
	}
	else
		// if the connection is busy, try again after one second
		setTimeout('process()', 1000);
}
// executed automatically when a message is received from the server
function handleServerResponse() {
	// move forward only if the transaction has completed
	if (xmlHttp.readyState == 4) {// status of 200 indicates the transaction completed successfully
		if (xmlHttp.status == 200) {
			// extract the XML retrieved from the server
			xmlResponse = xmlHttp.responseXML;
			// obtain the document element (the root element) of the XML structure
			xmlRoot = xmlResponse.documentElement;
			// get the text message, which is in the first child of
			// the the document element
			var quoteArray = xmlRoot.getElementsByTagName("quote");
			var authorArray = xmlRoot.getElementsByTagName("author");
			//var html = "<table border='1'>";
			var html = "";
			
			for (var i = 0; i < authorArray.length; i++) {
				//html += "<tr><td>";
				html += "<p>&quot;" + quoteArray.item(i).firstChild.data + "&quot;</p>";
				//html += "</td><td>";
				html += "<p><strong> - " + authorArray.item(i).firstChild.data + "</strong></p>";
				//html += "</td></tr>";
				//html += "<p><a href='' OnClick='setTimeout(process(),1000);'>next quote</a></p>";
			}
			//html += "</table>";
			
			
			
			// update the client display using the data received from the server
			document.getElementById("divQuote").innerHTML = html ;
			// restart sequence
			//setTimeout('process()', 1000);
		}
		// a HTTP status different than 200 signals an error
		else
		{
			alert("There was a problem accessing the server: " +
xmlHttp.statusText);
		}
	}
}