var xmlhttp;
function loadXMLDoc(url, stateChange)
{
xmlhttp=null
// code for Mozilla, etc.
if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
  {
  xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest()
  }
// code for IE
else if (window.ActiveXObject)
  {
  xmlhttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
  }
if (xmlhttp!=null)
  {
  xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=stateChange
  xmlhttp.open("GET",url,true)
  xmlhttp.send(null)
  }
else
  {
  alert("Your browser does not support XMLHTTP.");
  return false;
  }
return true;
}

function toISOAjax(aa) {
  var bb = '';
  for(i=0; i<aa.length; i++)
  {
    if(aa.charCodeAt(i)>127)
    {
      bb += '&#' + aa.charCodeAt(i) + ';';
    }
    else
    {
      bb += aa.charAt(i);
    }
  }
  return bb;
}