function transformXML(xmlURL, xslURL, divID, fruitList)
{

  // declare the local variables
  var xmlDoc, xslDoc, docProcessor, docCache, DocRequest, docFragment;
 
  // try the following for IE Browsers
  try
  {
 
    // instantiate and load the xml document
    xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject("MSXML2.DOMDocument");
    xmlDoc.async = false;
    xmlDoc.load(xmlDocURL);
  
    // instantiate and load the xsl document
    xslDoc = new ActiveXObject("MSXML2.FreeThreadedDOMDocument");
    xslDoc.async = false;
    xslDoc.load(xslDocURL);
  
    // prepare the xsl document for transformation
    docCache = new ActiveXObject("MSXML2.XSLTemplate");
    docCache.stylesheet = xslDoc;
  
    // instantiate the document processor and submit the xml document
    docProcessor = docCache.createProcessor();
    docProcessor.input = xmlDoc;
  
    // add parameters to the xsl document
    for(i=0;i<fruitList.length;i++){
    	docProcessor.addParameter("fruit"+i, fruitList[i], "");
    }
    
    // process the documents into html and submit to the passed div
    docProcessor.transform();
  
    // divID.innerHTML = docProcessor.output;
    document.getElementById(divID).innerHTML = docProcessor.output;
  }
  
  // if IE try doesn't work then try for Mozilla Browsers
  // catch any errors from the above code
  catch(e)
  {
  
    // try the following
    try
    {
  
      // instantiate and load the xml document
      docRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
      docRequest.open("GET", xmlDocURL, false);
      docRequest.send(null);
      xmlDoc = docRequest.responseXML;
  
      // instantiate and load the xsl document
      docRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
      docRequest.open("GET", xslDocURL, false);
      docRequest.send(null);
      xslDoc = docRequest.responseXML;
  
      // instantiate the document processor and submit the xsl document
      docProcessor = new XSLTProcessor();
      docProcessor.importStylesheet(xslDoc);
  
      // add parameters to the xsl document
  	  for(i=0;i<fruitList.length;i++){
       		docProcessor.setParameter(null, "fruit"+i, fruitList[i]);
      	}
     
  
      // clear the passed div if anything was in it
      document.getElementById(divID).innerHTML = "";
    
      // process the documents into html and submit to the passed div
      docFragment = docProcessor.transformToFragment(xmlDoc, document);
      document.getElementById(divID).appendChild(docFragment);
    }
    
    // catch any errors from the above code
    catch(e)
    {
      // do nothing
    }
  }
}