// JavaScript Document
function getNews(){
//alert(curryear+" at beginning of getnews");
   if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
  {
  	xhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
  }
	else // Internet Explorer 5/6
  {
  	xhttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
  }
 
	xhttp.open("GET","tickernews.xml",false);
	xhttp.send("");
	xmlDoc=xhttp.responseXML; 

	var newsitems = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("ticker");
	
	var n = newsitems.length;
	var tickerdiv = document.getElementById("ticker");
	
	var htmlstr = "";
	var i;
	var currdiv = "";
	//test
	for(i=0; i<n; i++){
		var currticker = newsitems[i];
		var currdirection =  currticker.getElementsByTagName("direction")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
		var eodflag =  currticker.getElementsByTagName("eod")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
		var currdate = currticker.getElementsByTagName("date")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
		var currnews = currticker.getElementsByTagName("news")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
		var spl = currnews.split("  ");
		var ii;
		var newstr = "";
		for(ii = 0; ii<spl.length; ii++){
			if(ii < 2){
				newstr+=(spl[ii]+" ");
			}
			else{
				if(currdirection == "0"){
					newstr+=("<span id='tickerdirection_same'>"+spl[ii]+"</span>");
				}
				else if(currdirection == "1"){
					newstr+=("<span id='tickerdirection_up'>"+spl[ii]+"</span>");
				}
				else{
					newstr+=("<span id='tickerdirection_down'>"+spl[ii]+"</span>");
				}
			}
		}
		if(eodflag == "NO"){
			currdiv = "<div id='tickeritem"+i+"' class='tickerstyle'>"+currdate+": "+newstr+"</div>";
		}
		else{
			currdiv = "<div id='tickeritem"+i+"' class='tickerstyle'>"+newstr+"</div>";
		}
		
		htmlstr+=currdiv;
	}
	htmlstr+="<div id='killfloat'></div>";
	
	
	
	tickerdiv.innerHTML = htmlstr;
	for(i=0; i<n; i++){
		var currticker = document.getElementById("tickeritem"+i);
		currticker.style.position = "relative";
		currticker.style.float = "left";
		
	}
	
	
	for(i=0; i<n; i++){
		var currticker = document.getElementById("tickeritem"+i);
		var stophere = 0;
	}

	
}