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<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
try //Internet Explorer
  {
  xmlDoc=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
  }
catch(e)
  {
  try //Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, etc.
    {
    xmlDoc=document.implementation.createDocument("","",null);
    }
  catch(e) {alert(e.message)}
  }
try 
  {
  xmlDoc.async=false;
  xmlDoc.load("/example/xdom/books.xml");
  document.write("xmlDoc is loaded, ready for use");
  }
catch(e) {alert(e.message)}
</script>
</body>
</html>
​