function getHTTPRequest()
{
	var retVal = false;
	
	if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // Mozilla, Safari,...
		retVal = new XMLHttpRequest();

		if (retVal.overrideMimeType) {
			retVal.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
		}
	} 
	else if (window.ActiveXObject) { // IE
		try {
			retVal = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
		} 
		catch (e) {
			try {
				retVal = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
			}
			catch (e) {
			}
		}
	}
	return (retVal);
}