function getIEVersionNumber()
{
    var ua = navigator.userAgent;
    var MSIEOffset = ua.indexOf("MSIE ");
    
    if (MSIEOffset == -1) {
        return 0;
    } else {
        return parseFloat(ua.substring(MSIEOffset + 5, ua.indexOf(";", MSIEOffset)));
    }
}


function getHTTPObject()
{
	var xmlhttp;
	
	if (getIEVersionNumber() >= 5)
	try {
		xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
	} catch (e) {
		try {
			xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
		} catch (E) {
			xmlhttp = false;
		}
	}
	else
		xmlhttp = false;
	
	if (!xmlhttp && typeof XMLHttpRequest != 'undefined') {
		try {
			xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
		} catch (e) {
			xmlhttp = false;
		}
	}
	return xmlhttp;
}