document.write ("") function createAjaxObj812791047D5D4FC292FC76AF22991B31(){ var httprequest=false if (window.XMLHttpRequest){ // if Mozilla, Safari etc httprequest=new XMLHttpRequest() if (httprequest.overrideMimeType) httprequest.overrideMimeType('text/xml') } else if (window.ActiveXObject){ // if IE try { httprequest=new ActiveXObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP.4.0"); } catch (e){ try{ httprequest=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); } catch (e){} } } return httprequest } // ------------------------------------------------------------------- // Main Ajax Ticker Object function // ajax_ticker(xmlfile, divId, divClass, delay, optionalfadeornot, isrotating) // isrotatin - 2 - off; 1 - on // ------------------------------------------------------------------- function ajax_ticker(xmlfile, divId, divClass, delay, fadeornot, isrotating,xmlString){ this.xmlfile=xmlfile //Variable pointing to the local ticker xml file (txt) this.tickerid=divId //ID of ticker div to display information this.delay=delay //Delay between msg change, in miliseconds. this.mouseoverBol=0 //Boolean to indicate whether mouse is currently over ticker (and pause it if it is) this.pointer=0 this.isrotating=isrotating this.xmlString=xmlString this.opacitystring=(typeof fadeornot!="undefined")? "width: 100%; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.alpha(opacity=100); -moz-opacity: 1" : "" if (this.opacitystring!="") this.delay+=500 //add 1/2 sec to account for fade effect, if enabled this.opacitysetting=0.2 //Opacity value when reset. Internal use. this.messages=[] //Arrays to hold each message of ticker this.ajaxobj=createAjaxObj812791047D5D4FC292FC76AF22991B31() document.write('
Initializing xml...
') //style="'+this.opacitystring+'" //alert(divId) if (this.xmlfile != '') this.getXMLfile() else this.initializeStr() } // ------------------------------------------------------------------- // getXMLfile()- Use Ajax to fetch xml file (txt) // ------------------------------------------------------------------- ajax_ticker.prototype.getXMLfile=function(){ if (this.ajaxobj){ var instanceOfTicker=this var url=this.xmlfile+"?bustcache="+new Date().getTime() this.ajaxobj.onreadystatechange=function(){instanceOfTicker.initialize()} this.ajaxobj.open('GET', url, true) this.ajaxobj.send(null) } } // ------------------------------------------------------------------- // initialize()- Initialize ticker method. // -Gets contents of xml file and parse it using JavaScript DOM methods // ------------------------------------------------------------------- ajax_ticker.prototype.initialize=function(){ if (this.ajaxobj.readyState == 4){ //if request of file completed if (this.ajaxobj.status==200 || window.location.href.indexOf("http")==-1){ //if request was successful this.contentdiv=document.getElementById(this.tickerid).firstChild //div of inner content that holds the messages var xmldata xmldata=this.ajaxobj.responseText this.contentdiv.style.display="none" this.contentdiv.innerHTML=xmldata if (this.contentdiv.getElementsByTagName("div").length==0){ //if no messages were found this.contentdiv.innerHTML="Error fetching remote xml!" return } var instanceOfTicker=this document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseover=function(){instanceOfTicker.mouseoverBol=1} document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseout=function(){instanceOfTicker.mouseoverBol=0} if (window.attachEvent) //Clean up loose references in IE window.attachEvent("onunload", function(){instanceOfTicker.contentdiv=instanceOfTicker.ajaxobj=null}) //Cycle through XML object and store each message inside array for (var i=0; i ' + (this.pointer + 1) + '/' + this.messages.length + ' ' this.fadetimer1=setInterval(function(){instanceOfTicker.fadetransition('up', 'fadetimer1')}, 100) //FADE EFFECT- PLAY IT } else { //else, construct item, show and rotate it! this.fadetransition("reset") //FADE EFFECT- RESET OPACITY this.pointer=(this.pointer ' + (this.pointer + 1) + '/' + this.messages.length + ' ' this.fadetimer1=setInterval(function(){instanceOfTicker.fadetransition('up', 'fadetimer1')}, 100) //FADE EFFECT- PLAY IT setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.rotatemsg()}, this.delay) //update container periodically } } // ------------------------------------------------------------------- // nextmsg()- display next message // ------------------------------------------------------------------- ajax_ticker.prototype.nextmsg=function(){ var instanceOfTicker=this this.pointer=(this.pointer ' + (this.pointer + 1) + '/' + this.messages.length + ' ' this.fadetimer1=setInterval(function(){instanceOfTicker.fadetransition('up', 'fadetimer1')}, 100) //FADE EFFECT- PLAY IT } // ------------------------------------------------------------------- // prevmsg()- display previous message // ------------------------------------------------------------------- ajax_ticker.prototype.prevmsg=function(){ var instanceOfTicker=this this.pointer=(this.pointer==0)? this.messages.length - 1 : this.pointer-1 this.fadetransition("reset") //FADE EFFECT- RESET OPACITY this.contentdiv.innerHTML=this.messages[this.pointer] + '
 ' + (this.pointer + 1) + '/' + this.messages.length + ' 
' this.fadetimer1=setInterval(function(){instanceOfTicker.fadetransition('up', 'fadetimer1')}, 100) //FADE EFFECT- PLAY IT } // ------------------------------------------------------------------- // fadetransition()- cross browser fade method for IE5.5+ and Mozilla/Firefox // ------------------------------------------------------------------- ajax_ticker.prototype.fadetransition=function(fadetype, timerid){ var contentdiv=this.contentdiv if (fadetype=="reset") this.opacitysetting=0.2 if (contentdiv.filters && contentdiv.filters[0]){ if (typeof contentdiv.filters[0].opacity=="number") //IE6+ contentdiv.filters[0].opacity=this.opacitysetting*100 else //IE 5.5 contentdiv.style.filter="alpha(opacity="+this.opacitysetting*100+")" } else if (typeof contentdiv.style.MozOpacity!="undefined" && this.opacitystring!=""){ contentdiv.style.MozOpacity=this.opacitysetting } else this.opacitysetting=1 if (fadetype=="up") this.opacitysetting+=0.1 if (fadetype=="up" && this.opacitysetting>=1) clearInterval(this[timerid]) } var ticker812791047D5D4FC292FC76AF22991B31 = new ajax_ticker("", "outhtmclass812791047D5D4FC292FC76AF22991B31", "htmclass", 5000, "fade",2,'
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