function getHTTPObject()
{
   if (typeof XMLHttpRequest != 'undefined')
   {
      return new XMLHttpRequest();
   }
   try
   {
      return new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
   }
   catch (e)
   {
      try
      {
         return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
      }
      catch (e)
      {
         alert ("Unable to create HTTP Object");
         // document.write("Unable to create HTTP Object");
      }
   }

   return false;
}