var xmlHttp2;

if (document.images)
{
  pic1= new Image(455,300); 
  pic1.src="images/light_green.png"; 

  pic2= new Image(455,300); 
  pic2.src="images/light_red.png"; 
  
  pic3= new Image(16,16); 
  pic3.src="images/ajax_loader.gif"; 
}

function showRSS()
 {
	document.getElementById('a_message').innerHTML='<img src="images/ajax_loader.gif" alt="loading" />';
 xmlHttp2=GetXmlHttpObject2();
 if (xmlHttp2==null)
  {
  alert ("Browser does not support HTTP Request");
  return;
  }
 var url="php/aimparsexml.php";
 url=url+"?sid="+Math.random();
 xmlHttp2.onreadystatechange=stateChanged2; 
 xmlHttp2.open("GET",url,true);
 xmlHttp2.send(null);
 }

function stateChanged2() 
 { 
 if (xmlHttp2.readyState==4 || xmlHttp2.readyState=="complete")
  { 
  var ssresponse = xmlHttp2.responseText;
  	if(ssresponse == "online") {
		document.getElementById("available_meter").style.background = "url(images/light_green.png)";
		document.getElementById("a_message").innerHTML = 'Steve is currently available<br /><span class="meter_text"><a href="aim:goim?screenname=scubasteve860">Click Here</a></span>'
	}
	else {
		document.getElementById("available_meter").style.background = "url(images/light_red.png)";
				document.getElementById("a_message").innerHTML = 'Steve is currently unavailable on AOL Instant Messenger.<br /><span class="meter_text2">Please use the email form below.</span>'
	}
  } 
 }

function GetXmlHttpObject2()
{
var xmlHttp2=null;
try
 {
 // Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
 xmlHttp2=new XMLHttpRequest();
 }
catch (e)
 {
 // Internet Explorer
 try
  {
  xmlHttp2=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
  }
 catch (e)
  {
  xmlHttp2=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
  }
 }
return xmlHttp2;
}