var xmlHttp;

function Next5NewsItems(news_id,str_next_prev)
{ 
document.getElementById(news_whichElement).innerHTML = "Loading.....";

xmlHttp=GetXmlHttpObject();

if (xmlHttp==null)
  {
  alert ("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
  return;
  } 
 
var url=news_whichLink;
url=url+"?n="+news_id;
url=url+"&o="+str_next_prev;
xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged;
xmlHttp.open("GET",url,true);
xmlHttp.send(null);

//alert(url)//this is used to view the URL being sent to the query page.
}

function stateChanged() 
{ 

if (xmlHttp.readyState==4)
{ 

document.getElementById(news_whichElement).innerHTML=xmlHttp.responseText;
}
}

function GetXmlHttpObject()
{
var xmlHttp=null;
try
  {
  // Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
  xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
  }
catch (e)
  {
  // Internet Explorer
  try
    {
    xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    }
  catch (e)
    {
    xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }
  }
return xmlHttp;
}