var xmlHttp

function newsTicker(startIndex, endIndex)
{ 
	xmlHttp = GetXmlHttpObject();
	if (xmlHttp == null)
	{
		alert ("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
		return;
	} 
	var url = "NewsTicker_Articles.cfm";
	url = url+"?RenderNewsTickerWidget=yes";
	url = url+"&startIndex="+startIndex;
	url = url+"&endIndex="+endIndex;
	url = url+"&sid="+Math.random();
	xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged;
	xmlHttp.open("GET",url,true);
	xmlHttp.send(null);
}

function stateChanged() 
{ 
	if (xmlHttp.readyState == 4)
	{ 
		document.getElementById("newsBox").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;
}