function file(fichier) {
     if(window.XMLHttpRequest) // FIREFOX
          xhr_object = new XMLHttpRequest(); 
     else if(window.ActiveXObject) // IE
          xhr_object = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); 
     else 
          return(false); 
     xhr_object.open("GET", fichier, false); 
     xhr_object.send(null); 
     if(xhr_object.readyState == 4) return(xhr_object.responseText);
     else return(false);
}