var xmlhttp;
function loadXMLDoc(url)
{
    xmlhttp=null;
    if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
    {// code for Firefox, Opera, IE7, etc.
        xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
    else if (window.ActiveXObject)
    {// code for IE6, IE5
        xmlhttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }
    if (xmlhttp!=null)
    {
        xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=state_Change;
        xmlhttp.open("GET",url,true);
        xmlhttp.send(null);
    }
    else
    {
        alert("Your browser does not support XMLHTTP.");
    }
}

function state_Change()
{
    if (xmlhttp.readyState==4)
    {// 4 = "loaded"
        if (xmlhttp.status==200)
        {// 200 = "OK"
            document.getElementById('splash_div').innerHTML=xmlhttp.responseText;
        }
        else
        {
            alert("Problem retrieving data:" + xmlhttp.statusText);
        }
    }
}

function loadSplashPage()
{
    visited = extractCookie("visited");
    if (visited != "true")
    {
        loadXMLDoc('http://www.wprb.com/php_required/splash/splash.html');
        document.getElementById('light').style.display='block';
        document.getElementById('fade').style.display='block';
        setCookie("visited", "true", 7);
    }
    else
    {
        document.getElementById('light').style.display='none';
        document.getElementById('fade').style.display='none';
    }
}