var xmlHttp;

function status()
{ 
xmlHttp=GetXmlHttpObject();
if (xmlHttp===null)
 {
 alert ('Browser does not support HTTP Request');
 return;
 }
var url='scast/playing.php';
url=url+'?sid='+Math.random();
xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged;
xmlHttp.open('GET',url,true);
xmlHttp.send(null);
}

function stateChanged() 
{ 
if (xmlHttp.readyState==4 || xmlHttp.readyState=='complete')
 { 
document.getElementById('sstatus').innerHTML=xmlHttp.responseText; // <== this is the place with the error in IE
//document.getElementById('loader').style.display='none';
} else {
//document.getElementById('loader').style.display='inline';
}
}

function GetXmlHttpObject()
{
var xmlHttp=null;
try
 {
 // Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
 xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
 }
catch (e)
 {
 //Internet Explorer
 try
  {
  xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.XMLHTTP');
  }
 catch (e)
  {
  xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP');
  }
 }
return xmlHttp;
}