var request = null;
function createRequest() {
	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 request object!");
}
function replaceText(el, text) {
  if (el != null) {
    clearText(el);
    var newNode = document.createTextNode(text);
    el.appendChild(newNode);
  }
}
function clearText(el) {
  if (el != null) {
    if (el.childNodes) {
      for (var i = 0; i < el.childNodes.length; i++) {
        var childNode = el.childNodes[i];
        el.removeChild(childNode);
      }
    }
  }
}
function getText(el) {
  var text = "";
  if (el != null) {
    if (el.childNodes) {
      for (var i = 0; i < el.childNodes.length; i++) {
        var childNode = el.childNodes[i];
        if (childNode.nodeValue != null) {
          text = text + childNode.nodeValue;
        }
      }
    }
  }
  return text;
}