// code for Mozilla, etc.
    if (typeof XMLHttpRequest != 'undefined')
    {
      xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
    }

    // code for IE
    else if (window.ActiveXObject)
    {
      try
      {
        xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
      }
      catch (e)
      {
        try
        {
          xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
        }
        catch (e2)
        {
          xmlHttp = false;
        }
      }
    }

    var currentUrl = "";

    var targetdiv = "";


    function changePage(url, target)
    {
      // abort any previously running connections
      xmlHttp.abort();

      targetdiv  = target;

      if (typeof XMLHttpRequest != 'undefined')
      {
        xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
      }
      // Open a connection to the server

      xmlHttp.open("GET", url, true);

      changeCursor("wait");

      // Setup a function for the server to run when it's done
      xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = updatePage;

      // Send the request
      xmlHttp.send(null);

    }

    function changeCursor(cursorType)
    {
      document.body.style.cursor = cursorType;
    }

    function updatePage()
    {
      if (xmlHttp.readyState == 4)
      {
        changeCursor("default");
        var response = xmlHttp.responseText;
        document.getElementById(targetdiv).innerHTML = response;
      }
    }

    function redItUp(personId,lotId,auctionId)
    {

      var url = "./includes/redUpTheBook.php?personId=" + escape(personId) + "&lotId=" + escape(lotId) + "&auctionId=" + escape(auctionId);

       xmlHttp.open("GET", url, true);

       xmlHttp.send(null);

    }

    /**
     *
     * @access public
     * @return void
     **/
    function checkStock(stockIds)
    {

            /* Create a new XMLHttpRequest object to talk to the Web server */
      var xmlHttp = false;
      /*@cc_on @*/
      /*@if (@_jscript_version >= 5)
      try {
        xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
      } catch (e) {
        try {
          xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
        } catch (e2) {
          xmlHttp = false;
        }
      }
      @end @*/

      if (!xmlHttp && typeof XMLHttpRequest != 'undefined') {
        xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
      }


      var url = "./includes/checkstock.php?stockId=" + escape(stockIds);

      xmlHttp.open("GET", url, true);

      xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = alertOnStock;

      xmlHttp.send(null);



    }

    /**
     *
     * @access public
     * @return void
     **/
    function alertOnStock()
    {

     if (xmlHttp.readyState == 4)
      {

        var response = xmlHttp.responseText;
        eval(response);
      }

    }