var http_request = false;
   var para;
   var url;
   var errorcounter;
   function makeRequest(urla, parameters) {
   	para = parameters;
      http_request = false;
      if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // Mozilla, Safari,...
         http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
         if (http_request.overrideMimeType) {
         	// set type accordingly to anticipated content type
            //http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
            http_request.overrideMimeType('text/html');
         }
      } else if (window.ActiveXObject) { // IE
         try {
            http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
         } catch (e) {
            try {
               http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
            } catch (e) {}
         }
      }
      if (!http_request) {
         alert('Cannot create XMLHTTP instance');
         return false;
      }
      http_request.onreadystatechange = alertContents;
      http_request.open('GET', urla, true);
      http_request.send(null);
   }

   function alertContents() {
      if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
         if (http_request.status == 200) {
            //alert(http_request.responseText);
            //alert(url);
            //alert(para);
            result = http_request.responseText;
            document.getElementById(para).innerHTML = result;
         } else {
            alert('There was a problem with the request.');
         }
      }
   }

function get(obj, urla, parameters, show)
{
	para = parameters;
	url = urla;
	var getstr = "?";
	for (i=0; i<obj.childNodes.length; i++) {
    if (obj.childNodes[i].tagName == "INPUT") {
    			if (obj.childNodes[i].type == "text") {
    				getstr += obj.childNodes[i].name + "=" + obj.childNodes[i].value + "&";
    			}
    			if (obj.childNodes[i].type == "hidden") {
    				getstr += obj.childNodes[i].name + "=" + obj.childNodes[i].value + "&";
    			}
    			if (obj.childNodes[i].type == "checkbox") {
    				if (obj.childNodes[i].checked) {
    					getstr += obj.childNodes[i].name + "=" + obj.childNodes[i].value + "&";
    				}
    				else {
    					getstr += obj.childNodes[i].name + "=&";
    				}
    			}
    			if (obj.childNodes[i].type == "radio") {
    				if (obj.childNodes[i].checked) {
    					getstr += obj.childNodes[i].name + "=" + obj.childNodes[i].value + "&";
    				}
    			}
		}
		if (obj.childNodes[i].tagName == "SELECT") {
			var sel = obj.childNodes[i];
			getstr += sel.name + "=" + sel.options[sel.selectedIndex].value + "&";
		}
	}
	url = url + getstr;
	demoApp.promtForNew(getstr.slice(1));
	return false;
	makeRequest(url, 'myspan');
}