function getXMLHTTPRequest() {
    var xmlhttp=false;
    /*@cc_on @*/
    /*@if (@_jscript_version >= 5)
    // JScript gives us Conditional compilation, we can cope with old IE versions.
    // and security blocked creation of the objects.
    try {
        xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    } catch (e) {
        try {
            xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
        } catch (E) {
            xmlhttp = false;
        }
    }
    @end @*/
    if (!xmlhttp && typeof XMLHttpRequest!='undefined') {
        try {
            xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
        } catch (e) {
            xmlhttp=false;
        }
    }
    if (!xmlhttp && window.createRequest) {
        try {
            xmlhttp = window.createRequest();
        } catch (e) {
            xmlhttp=false;
        }
    }
    return xmlhttp;
}