//Justin Schultz
//http://www.funwithjustin.com/ajax-toybox-demo/
var update = new Array();
var count = 0;

function createRequestObject() {
    var ro;
    var browser = navigator.appName;
    if(browser == "Microsoft Internet Explorer"){
        ro = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }else{
        ro = new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
    return ro;
}

var http = createRequestObject();

function sndReq(url) {
    http.open('get', 'http://www.schooltrade.co.za/ticker_1.asp?rss=' + url);
    http.onreadystatechange = handleResponse;
    http.send(null);
}

function handleResponse() {
    if(http.readyState == 4){
        var response = http.responseText;
        
        if(response.indexOf('|' != -1)) {
            update = response.split('|');
            rotateRSS();
        }
    }
}

function rotateRSS() {
    if(count < update.length-1) {
		document.getElementById("ticker").innerHTML = "&nbsp;Trade - " + update[count++];
		setTimeout("rotateRSS()", 2000);
	} else {
	    count=0;
	    setTimeout("rotateRSS()", 2000);
	}
}