function getHTTPObject() {
	// Create XMLHttpRequest object.
	// Includes testing for browser support
	var xhrObj = false;
	if ( window.XMLHttpRequest ) {
		// this is a modern, standards-compliant browser
		xhrObj = new XMLHttpRequest();
	} else if ( window.ActiveXObject ) {
		// it's smelly old IE
		try {
			// newer versions of IE
			xhrObj = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
		} catch(e) {
			// that didn't work, so try version for older IEs
			try {
				xhrObj = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
			} catch(e) {
				// that still didn't work, so give up
				xhrObj = false;
			}
		}
	}
	return xhrObj;
}