// ajax.js
// soulbiker.com & soulboater.com ajax implementation
// thanks to Brett McLaughlin for the great book -> "Head Rush Ajax"
// thanks to Christian Wenz for the book "AJAX schnell & kompakt"

// An die "Copy-Freaks": Schreibt bitte euren eigenen Code und entwickelt eigene Ideen !!! Danke. 
// So schwer ist das nicht. ;-)

var request = null;

try{
	request = new XMLHttpRequest();
}   catch (trymicrosoft) {
	try  {
		request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
	} catch (othermicrosoft) {
	  try {
		  request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	  } catch (failed) {
		request = null;
	  }
	}
}
if (request == null)
	alert("Error creating XMLHTTP-Request object! Please update your Browser to a newer version");