//Gets the browser specific XmlHttpRequest Object
function getXmlHttpRequestObject() {
 if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
    return new XMLHttpRequest(); //Mozilla, Safari ...
 } else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
    return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); //IE
 } else {
    //Display our error message
    alert("Your browser doesn't support the XmlHttpRequest object.");
 }
}