function output_newsfeed(name, all_string, channel_format, dt_format, dd_format, sort_values, encoding, template_url, startdate_range, empty_newsfeed_url)
{
   if ( all_string == null ) 
   {
      all_string = '';
   }
   if ( channel_format == null ) 
   {
      channel_format = '';
   }
   if ( dt_format == null ) 
   {
      dt_format = '';
   }
   if ( dd_format == null ) 
   {
      dd_format = '';
   }
   if ( sort_values == null ) 
   {
      sort_values = '';
   }
   if ( encoding == null ) 
   {
      encoding = '';
   }
   if ( template_url == null ) 
   {
      template_url = '';
   }
   if ( startdate_range == null ) 
   {
      startdate_range = '';
   }
   if ( empty_newsfeed_url == null ) 
   {
      empty_newsfeed_url = '';
   }
   var name_para = 'channel_name=' + name;
   var all_para = 'all_string=' + all_string;
   var channel_para = 'channel_format=' + channel_format;
   var dt_para = 'dt_format=' + dt_format;
   var dd_para = 'dd_format=' + dd_format;
   var sort_para = 'sort_values=' + sort_values;
   var encoding_para = 'encoding=' + encoding;
   var template_para = 'template_url=' + template_url;
   var startdate_para = 'startdate_range=' + startdate_range;
   var empty_newsfeed_para = 'empty_newsfeed_url=' + empty_newsfeed_url;
   var url = 'http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/oxitems/generatejavascript.php';
   var element = 
       '<' + 'script ' +
          'src="' + url + 
	  '?' + name_para + 
	  '&' + all_para + 
	  '&' + channel_para + 
	  '&' + dt_para + 
	  '&' + dd_para + 
	  '&' + sort_para + 
	  '&' + encoding_para + 
	  '&' + startdate_para + 
	  '&' + empty_newsfeed_para + 
	  '&' + template_para + 
	  '" ' +
	  'type="text/javascript"' +
	  '>' +
       '<' + '/script>';
   document.write(element);
}