// This file contains the AJAX functions to support the AJAX-Enabled News Ticker

// ============================================================================
//
// AJAX Utility Functions
//
// ============================================================================

function getAjaxInterface()
{
	var myHttpReq = (window.ActiveXObject) ? new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP") : new XMLHttpRequest();
	if ( myHttpReq==null )
	{
	  	window.status = 'Failed to acquire AJAX XMLHttpRequest Object';
	  	return null;
	}

	return myHttpReq;
}