var xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");

function loadXML(xmlFile) {
    xmlDoc.async = "false";
    xmlDoc.onreadystatechange = verify;
    xmlDoc.load(xmlFile);
}

function verify() {
    if(xmlDoc.readyState != 4) {
        return false;
    }
}

function traverse(tree) {
    if(tree.hasChildNodes()) {
        document.write('<ul><li>');
        document.write('<b>' + tree.tagName + ': </b>');
        var nodes = tree.childNodes.length;

        for(var i = 0; i < tree.childNodes.length; i++) {
            traverse(tree.childNodes(i));
        }
        document.write('</il></ul>');
    } else {
        document.write(tree.text);
    }
}

function initTraverse(file) {
    loadXML(file);
    var doc = xmlDoc.documentElement;
    traverse(doc);
}

var xmlDoc = null;
function loadXML(xmlFile) {
  var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
  request.open('GET', xmlFile, false); // false is synchronous
  request.send();

  xmlDoc = request.responseXML;
}

if      (window.XMLHttpRequest) return new window.XMLHttpRequest();
  else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
     // the many versions of IE's XML fetchers
     var AXOs = [
        'MSXML2.XMLHTTP.6.0',
        'MSXML2.XMLHTTP.5.0',
        'MSXML2.XMLHTTP.4.0',
        'MSXML2.XMLHTTP.3.0',
        'MSXML2.XMLHTTP',
        'Microsoft.XMLHTTP',
        'MSXML.XMLHTTP'
     ];
     for (var i = 0; i < AXOs.length; i++) {
        try     { return new ActiveXObject(AXOs[i]); }
        catch() { continue; }
     }
     return null;
  }

if      (window.DOMParser)     return (new DOMParser()).parseFromString(str, 'text/xml');
    else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
        var doc;

        // the many versions of IE's DOM parsers
        var AXOs = [
            'MSXML2.DOMDocument.6.0',
            'MSXML2.DOMDocument.5.0',
            'MSXML2.DOMDocument.4.0',
            'MSXML2.DOMDocument.3.0',
            'MSXML2.DOMDocument',
            'Microsoft.XMLDOM',
            'MSXML.DOMDocument'
        ];
        for (var i = 0; i < AXOs.length; i++) {
            try     { doc = new ActiveXObject(AXOs[i]); break; }
            catch() { continue; }
        }
        if (!doc) return createElement('div', null);

        if (doc.async) doc.async = false;
        doc.loadXML(str);
        return doc;
    }
    return createElement('div', null);