function convertLinksToJS()
{
    // alert ("No. of links:  " + document.links.length);
    $(document).ready(function() 
    {
        for (i=1; i<=document.links.length; i++)
        {
            // alert (document.links[i-1].target);
            if (document.links[i-1].target=="_blank")
            {
                // alert("Retaining Link number " + i);             
            }
            else
            {
                // alert("Converting Link number " + i);
            }
        }
    });
}

function makeRequest(url, linkid)
{  
        if(window.XMLHttpRequest)
        {
            // alert("is mozilla/similar");
            request = new XMLHttpRequest();
        }
        else if(window.ActiveXObject)
        {
            // alert("is IE");
            request = new ActiveXObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP");
        }
        sendRequest(url);
}

function sendRequest(url){
    
    request.onreadystatechange = onResponse;
    request.open("GET", url, true);
    request.send(null);
}

function checkReadyState(obj) 
{
    /*if(obj.readyState == 0) { document.getElementById('content').innerHTML = "<img src=\"gfx/loadingMessage.gif\" />"; }
    if(obj.readyState == 1) { document.getElementById('content').innerHTML = "<img src=\"gfx/loadingMessage.gif\" />"; }
    if(obj.readyState == 2) { document.getElementById('content').innerHTML = "<img src=\"gfx/loadingMessage.gif\" />"; }
    if(obj.readyState == 3) { document.getElementById('content').innerHTML = "<img src=\"gfx/loadingMessage.gif\" />"; }*/
    
    if(obj.readyState == 4) 
    {
        if(obj.status == 200) 
        {
            return true;
        }
        else if(obj.status == 404) 
        {
            // Add a custom message or redirect the user to another page
            document.getElementById('contentMid').innerHTML = "404!";
        }
        else 
        {
            document.getElementById('contentMid').innerHTML = "There was a problem retrieving the XML.";
        }
    }
}

function onResponse() {

    if(checkReadyState(request))
    {
        var response = request.responseXML.documentElement;
		//alert(response.getElementsByTagName);
        var description = response.getElementsByTagName('description')[0].firstChild.data;
        document.getElementById('contentMid').innerHTML =  description;
        document.getElementById('contentMid').style.visiblity = "visible";
        document.getElementById('contentMid').style.display = "block";
    }
}

/*
function onResponse() {

    if(checkReadyState(request))
    {
        var response = request.responseXML.documentElement;
        var description = response.getElementsByTagName('description')[0].firstChild.data;
        document.getElementById('contentMid').innerHTML =  description;
        document.getElementById('contentMid').style.visiblity = "visible";
        document.getElementById('contentMid').style.display = "table";
    }
}

*/