var xmlDoc;

function handleHttpResponse() {
  if (http.readyState == 4) {
   results = http.responseText;
   document.getElementById('stockquotes').innerHTML = results;
  }

}


 function getStockQuote(stock){
	if(stock == ""){
		return false;
	}

	var url = "stock_quotes/getStockData.aspx?stk="+stock;
	http.open("GET", url, true); 
	http.onreadystatechange = handleHttpResponse;
	http.send(null);
	
}

function getHTTPObject() {

 
var httpRequest;
if (window.ActiveXObject) // for IE
{
    httpRequest = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
}
else if (window.XMLHttpRequest) // for other browsers
{
    httpRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
}
  
  
  return httpRequest;

}


var http = getHTTPObject();