function getXMLHTTP() { 
//fuction to return the xml http object
 
  var xmlhttp=false; 
  try{
   xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
  }
  catch(e) {  
   try{   
    xmlhttp= new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
   }
   catch(e){
    try{
    xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    }
    catch(e1){
     xmlhttp=false;
    }
   }
  }
    
  return xmlhttp;
 }
 
 function showpkg(strURL) { 
  var req = getXMLHTTP();
  //alert(strURL);
  if (req) {
   
   req.onreadystatechange = function() {
    if (req.readyState == 4) {
      // only if "OK"
     if (req.status == 200) { 
	 //alert("hi");
      document.getElementById("pkg").innerHTML=req.responseText;   
     } else {
      alert("There was a problem while using XMLHTTP:\n" + req.statusText);
     }
    }    
   }   
   req.open("GET", strURL, true);
   req.send(null);
  }
 }