var http_request = false;

    function makeRequest(url) {
        http_request = false;
        if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // Mozilla, Safari,...
            http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
            if (http_request.overrideMimeType) {
                http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
                // zu dieser Zeile siehe weiter unten
            }
        } 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) {
            alert('Ende :( Kann keine XMLHTTP-Instanz erzeugen');
            return false;
        }
	
	 http_request.onreadystatechange = refreshInhalt;
        http_request.open('GET', url, true);
        http_request.send(null);
    }

    function refreshInhalt() {
        if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
            if (http_request.status == 200) {
			var parameterstring = http_request.responseText;
			var parArr = parameterstring.split('&');
			
			var cpar = parArr[0].split('=');			
			var counter = cpar[1];
			var dpar = parArr[1].split('=');
			var dspm = dpar[1];
			var item = parArr[2].substr(5);
			
			document.getElementById('counter').innerHTML = counter;
			document.getElementById('dspm').innerHTML = dspm;
			ticker_text = item;

			//var jetzt = new Date();
			//var Sekunden = jetzt.getSeconds();
			//document.getElementById('timer').innerHTML = Sekunden;
	
			//setTimeout("makeRequest(url)",60000); // Jede Minute Wiederholen

            } else {
                alert('Bei dem Request ist ein Problem aufgetreten.');
            }
        }
    }