var xmlhttp2;

function showSideBar(type, q)
  {

  xmlhttp2=GetXmlHttpObject();
  if (xmlhttp2==null)
    {
   // alert ("Your browser does not support XML HTTP Request");
    return;
    } 
  var url2;
  var output = "";
    switch (type) {
        case "RottTom":
    url2 ="xml/xmlRottenTom.php";
    break;  
        case "trailer":
    url2 ="xml/getYoutube.php";
    break;  
  }
  
  url2=url2+"?q="+q;
  url2=url2+"&sid="+Math.random();
  xmlhttp2.onreadystatechange=stateChanged2;  
  xmlhttp2.open("GET",url2,true);
  xmlhttp2.send(null);
  }

function stateChanged2()
  {
  if (xmlhttp2.readyState==4)
    {
    document.getElementById("sideBar").innerHTML=xmlhttp2.responseText;
    } 
  }

function GetXmlHttpObject()
{
if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
  {
  // code for IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari
  return new XMLHttpRequest();
  }
if (window.ActiveXObject)
  {
  // code for IE6, IE5
  return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
  }
return null;
} 