function XHConn() {
  var xmlhttp, bComplete = false;
  try { xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); }
  catch (e) { try { xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP"); }
  catch (e) { try { xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); }
  catch (e) { xmlhttp = false; }}}
  if (!xmlhttp) return null;
  this.connect = function(sURL, sMethod, sVars, fnDone)
  {
    if (!xmlhttp) return false;
    bComplete = false;
    sMethod = sMethod.toUpperCase();

    try {
      if (sMethod == "GET")
      {
        xmlhttp.open(sMethod, sURL+"?"+sVars, true);
        sVars = "";
      }
      else
      {
        xmlhttp.open(sMethod, sURL, true);
        xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Method", "POST "+sURL+" HTTP/1.1");
        xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Content-Type",
          "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
      }
      xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function(){
        if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && !bComplete)
        {
          bComplete = true;
          fnDone(xmlhttp);
        }};
      xmlhttp.send(sVars);
    }
    catch(z) { return false; }
    return true;
  };
  return this;
}

function XHFillDiv( surl, meth, qstr, did ) {
    var myconn = new XHConn()
    if (! myconn) alert( 'browser not supported' )
    func = function( xhr ) { document.getElementById(did).innerHTML = xhr.responseText; }
    myconn.connect( surl, meth, qstr, func );
}

function XHInvokeNull( surl, meth, qstr ) {
    var myconn = new XHConn()
    if (! myconn) alert( 'browser not supported' )
    func = function( xhr ) { }
    myconn.connect( surl, meth, qstr, func );
}