function getHTML(page) { var myGlobalHandlers = { onCreate: function(){ //Element.hide('eventList'); Element.show('systemWorking'); }, onComplete: function() { if(Ajax.activeRequestCount == 0){ Element.hide('systemWorking'); //Element.show('eventList'); } } }; Ajax.Responders.register(myGlobalHandlers); var url = 'http://www.literaturenorthwest.co.uk/getEvents.php?page='+ page; var pars = ''; var myAjax = new Ajax.Updater( {success: 'placeholder'}, url, { method: 'get', parameters: pars, onFailure: reportError }); } function fadeout() { //Effect.Fade('placeholder', { queue: 'end'}); //Effect.Appear('placeholder', { queue: 'end' }); } function reportError(request) { alert('Sorry. There was an error.'); }