//Create a boolean variable to check for a valid Internet Explorer instance.
var xmlhttp = false;

//Check if we are using IE.
try {

//If the Javascript version is greater than 5.
xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
} catch (e) {

//If not, then use the older activex object.
try {

//If we are using Internet Explorer.
xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
} catch (E) {

//Else we must be using a non-IE browser.
xmlhttp = false;
}
}

//If we are using a non-IE browser, create a javascript instance of the object.
if (!xmlhttp && typeof XMLHttpRequest != 'undefined') {
xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
}
function makerequest(serverPage, objID) {
var obj = document.getElementById(objID);
xmlhttp.open("GET", serverPage);
xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && xmlhttp.status == 200) {
obj.innerHTML = xmlhttp.responseText;
}
}
xmlhttp.send(null);
}