var http_request = false;

function makeRequest( url ){
	http_request = false;

	if( window.XMLHttpRequest ){
		http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
		if( http_request.overrideMimeType ){
			http_request.overrideMimeType( "text/xml" );
		}
	}else if( window.ActiveXObject ){
		try{
			http_request = new ActiveXObject( "Msxml2.XMLHTTP" );
		}catch( e ){
			try{
				http_request = new ActiveXObject( "Microsoft.XMLHTTP" );
			}catch( e ){}
		}
	}

	if( !http_request ){
		//alert( "'Giving up :( Cannot create an XMLHTTP instance" );
		return false;
	}
	http_request.onreadystatechange = alertContents;
	http_request.open( "GET", url, true);
	http_request.send(null);
}

function alertContents(){
	if( http_request.readyState == 4 ){
		if( http_request.status == 200 ){
			var txtdoc = http_request.responseText;
		} else {
		}
	}
}

function addUsage( contextPath, name, path ){
	url = contextPath + "/common/usage.jsp?name=" + name + "&path=" + path + "&dummy=" + new Date().getTime();
	makeRequest( url );
}