// JavaScript Document
function makeRequest() {
	var http_request = false;
	
	if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
		http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
		
		if (http_request.overrideMimeType) {
			http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
		}
	} else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
		try {
			http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
		} catch (e) {
			try {
				http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
			} catch (e) {}
		}
	}
	
	if (!http_request) {
		alert('Could not create XMLHttpRequest object, please contact admin.');
		return false;
	}
	
	return http_request;
}