function createRequestObject() {
    var tmpXmlHttpObject;

    //depending on what the browser supports, use the right way to create the XMLHttpRequest object
    if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
        // Mozilla, Safari would use this method ...
        tmpXmlHttpObject = new XMLHttpRequest();

    } else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
        // IE would use this method ...
        tmpXmlHttpObject = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }

    return tmpXmlHttpObject;
}

//call the above function to create the XMLHttpRequest object
var http = createRequestObject();


   function getRadioValue(radioObject) {
          var value = null
          for (var i=0; i<radioObject.length; i++) {
               if (radioObject[i].checked) {
                    value = radioObject[i].value;
                    break ;
               }
          }
          return value
     }


function makeGetRequest() {

// Checking if at least one period button is selected. Or not.

//var video = getRadioValue(document.pollForm.Video);
var video = VFAPlayer.currentVideoPlaying.title; //currentVideo.title;

    //make a connection to the server ... specifying that you intend to make a GET request
    //to the server. Specifiy the page name and the URL parameters to send
    http.open('get', '/processors/pollajaxhelper.jsp?charset=UTF-8&cmd=tally&pagenumber=0&pollid=TBSGeneral!WFC2009&results=TBSGeneral!WFC2009.results.html&submitsubmit=Submit&vwf_ShowAndHide_HiddenQuestions=&vwf_showquestion=&Video=' + video );

    //assign a handler for the response
    http.onreadystatechange = processResponse;

    //actually send the request to the server
    http.send(null);
}

function processResponse() {
    //check if the response has been received from the server
    if(http.readyState == 4){

        //read and assign the response from the server
        var response = http.responseText;

        //do additional parsing of the response, if needed

//alert('this worked');


    }
}