function parseXML(str)
{
    try //Internet Explorer
    {
        xmlDoc=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
        xmlDoc.async="false";
        xmlDoc.loadXML(str);
    }
    catch(e)
    {
        try //Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, etc.
        {
        parser=new DOMParser();
        
        xmlDoc=document.implementation.createDocument("","",null);
        xmlDoc.async=false;
        xmlDoc=parser.parseFromString(str, "text/xml");

        }
        catch(e)
        {
            alert(e.message);
            return False;
        }

    }
    return xmlDoc;
}