var HttpRequestObject = function()
{
	var object;
	try
	{
		object = new XMLHttpRequest();
	}
	catch(e)
	{
		var XmlHttpVersions = new Array("MSXML2.XMLHTTP.6.0",
										"MSXML2.XMLHTTP.5.0",
										"MSXML2.XMLHTTP.4.0",
										"MSXML2.XMLHTTP.3.0",
										"MSXML2.XMLHTTP",
										"Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
		for(var i=0; i<XmlHttpVersions.length && !object; i++)
		{
			try
			{
				object = new ActiveXObject(XmlHttpVersions[i]);
			}
			catch(e)
			{
			}
		}
	}
	if(!object)
	{
		alert("Error creating the XMLHttpRequest object.");
	}
	else
	{
		return object;
	}
}