function CreateXmlHttpReq(handler) {
  var xmlhttp = null;
  try {
    xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
  } catch(e) {
    try {
        xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    } catch(e) {
        xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }
  }
  xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = handler;
  return xmlhttp;
}