function updateList() {
  if (http.readyState == 4) {
      var divlist = document.getElementById('list');
      divlist.innerHTML = http.responseText;
      isWorking = false;
  }
}

function getList() {
  if (!isWorking && http) {
    var name = document.getElementById("name").value;
    http.open("GET", "getElement.xq?name=" + name);
    http.onreadystatechange = updateList;  
          // this sets the call-back function to be invoked when a response from the HTTP request is returned
    isWorking = true;
    http.send(null);
  }
}

function getHTTPObject() {
  var xmlhttp;
  /*@cc_on
  @if (@_jscript_version >= 5)
    try {
      xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    } catch (e) {
      try {
        xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
      } catch (E) {
        xmlhttp = false;
      }
    }
  @else
  xmlhttp = false;
  @end @*/
  if (!xmlhttp && typeof XMLHttpRequest != 'undefined') {
    try {
      xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
      xmlhttp.overrideMimeType("text/xml"); 
    } catch (e) {
      xmlhttp = false;
    }
  }
  return xmlhttp;
}

var http = getHTTPObject(); //  create the HTTP Object
var isWorking = false;