var xmlHttp_get_miles;

function get_miles_away(name){
xmlHttp_get_miles=GetXmlHttpObject_get_miles();
if (xmlHttp_get_miles==null)
 {
 alert ("Browser does not support HTTP Request");
 return
 } 
var url="http://www.oldstockcars.com/faces/get_miles.php";
url=url+"?recip="+name
url=url+"&sid="+Math.random();
xmlHttp_get_miles.onreadystatechange=stateChanged_get_miles; 
xmlHttp_get_miles.open("GET",url,true);
xmlHttp_get_miles.send(null);
} 


function stateChanged_get_miles() 
{ 
 if (xmlHttp_get_miles.readyState==4)
 { 
    	myMiles = document.getElementById("miles_away");
	if(myMiles){
		 document.getElementById("miles_away").innerHTML=xmlHttp_get_miles.responseText;
	} 
  } 
} 


function GetXmlHttpObject_get_miles()
{
var xmlHttp_get_miles=null;
try
  {
  // Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
  xmlHttp_get_miles=new XMLHttpRequest();
  }
catch (e)
  {
  // Internet Explorer
  try
    {
    xmlHttp_get_miles=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    }
  catch (e)
    {
    xmlHttp_get_miles=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }
  }
return xmlHttp_get_miles;
}