var xmlHttpTicker
var ticker

function getTicker(server_path, lang)
{

xmlHttpTicker=GetXmlHttpObject();
if (xmlHttpTicker==null)
  {
  alert ("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
  return;
  } 
  

// *** Figure out the base Url which points at the application's root

var url =  document.location.protocol + "//" + document.location.host + "/trading/ticker_view.php?server_path=" + server_path + "&lang=" + lang;

xmlHttpTicker.onreadystatechange=stateChanged;
xmlHttpTicker.open("GET",url,true);
xmlHttpTicker.send(null);
}

function stateChanged() 
{ 
if (xmlHttpTicker.readyState==4)
{ 
	ticker = xmlHttpTicker.responseText;
}
}

function refreshTicker()
{
document.getElementById("tickerObj").innerHTML=ticker;
document.getElementById("tickerObj").start();	
}

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