function create_http_handle() {	var http_handle = false; if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { http_handle = new XMLHttpRequest(); } else if (window.ActiveXObject) { try { http_handle = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP"); } catch (e) { try { http_handle = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");	} catch (e) {} } } if (!http_handle) { alert("We are sorry but you are using an outdated browser.  To view this site you must update your browser.");return false;} else { return http_handle; }}
function sendHTTPrequest(URL, PARAMETERS, METHOD) { http = create_http_handle(); /*Kill the Cache problem in IE.*/ var now = "upid=" + new Date().getTime(); PARAMETERS+=(PARAMETERS.indexOf("?")) ? "&" : "?";	PARAMETERS+= now; if (METHOD == "POST")	{ http.open('POST', URL +"?"+ PARAMETERS , false); http.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-URLencoded"); http.setRequestHeader("Content-length", PARAMETERS.length);http.setRequestHeader("Connection", "close");http.send(PARAMETERS);} else { http.open('GET', URL+"?"+ PARAMETERS, false);http.send(null);} if(http.readyState==4 || http.status==200)	{ var response = http.responseText; return response;}}