[Javascript] XMLHttpRequest help (yeah, yeah, I know)

[Mike Stickel]

Good day all,

I'm fairly new to Javascript but was hoping at least someone could  
point me in the right direction. I'd like to try and set up a random  
quote box on a client's site using Javascript (typepad doesn't allow  
PHP otherwise I'd be using that). After some thought I was  
considering using XMLHttpRequest to call an XML file with the list of  
quotes.

The quote box would be limited to showing one quote at a time but  
there would be links to show another quote. I guess my first question  
would be, is this possible?

Searching through the web-o-sphere I've seen many tutorials on  
XMLHttpRequest and looked through a good many of them. Trying to  
apply their logic and examples to this particular case have gotten me  
thoroughly confused though. Maybe what would help is if a kind soul  
could write out, in plain english, the flow of how the js should work  
then I can at least take a stab at writing the functions. You know  
the old adage, learn by doing and all that.

Thanks for your time,

Mike Stickel
Screenflicker Developments
www.screenflicker.com

p: 403-923-7667
e: mike at screenflicker.com