function GetXmlHttpObject(handler)
{
    var objXmlHttp=null

    if ( navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera") >= 0 )
    {
        alert("This example doesn't work in Opera")
        return
    }

    if ( navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE") >= 0 )
    {
        var strName="Msxml2.XMLHTTP"
        if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 5.5")>=0)
        {
            strName="Microsoft.XMLHTTP"
        }

        try
        {
            objXmlHttp=new ActiveXObject(strName)
            objXmlHttp.onreadystatechange=handler
            return objXmlHttp
        }
        catch(e)
        {
            alert("Error. Scripting for ActiveX might be disabled")
            return
        }
    }

    if ( navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Mozilla") >= 0 )
    {
        objXmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest()
        objXmlHttp.onload=handler
        objXmlHttp.onerror=handler
        return objXmlHttp
    }
}


function getRandom()
{
    return parseInt(Math.random()*99999999);  // cache buster
}