function getHTTPObject()
{
	var http = false;
	//IE
	if(typeof ActiveXObject != 'undefined')
	{
		try {http = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");}
		catch (e) {
			try {http = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");}
			catch (E) {http = false;}
		}
	} 
	//proper GECKO handling (Firefox/Safari/Opera)
	else if (XMLHttpRequest)
	{
		try {http = new XMLHttpRequest();}
		catch (e) {http = false;}
	}		return http;
}