function makeRequest(url) { var http_request = false; if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // Mozilla, Safari,... http_request = new XMLHttpRequest(); if (http_request.overrideMimeType) { http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml'); // See note below about this line } } else if (window.ActiveXObject) { // IE try { http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP"); } catch (e) { try { http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); } catch (e) {} } } if (!http_request) { return "Cannot create an XMLHTTP instance"; //return false; } http_request.onreadystatechange = function() { alertContents(http_request); }; http_request.open('GET', url, true); http_request.send(null); alert('Thank you for registering. You\'ll now be able to receive information on Lincolnshire including great deals, special offers and news on forthcoming events.'); } function alertContents(http_request) { var msg; if (http_request.readyState == 4) { if (http_request.status == 200) { //alert(http_request.responseText); msg = http_request.responseText; } else { msg = 'There was a problem with the request.'; } } //if (!msg) msg = "