function createRequestObject() {

   var req;

   if(window.XMLHttpRequest){
      req = new XMLHttpRequest();
   } else if(window.ActiveXObject) {
      req = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
   } else {
      alert('Problem creating the XMLHttpRequest object');
   }

   return req;

}

function createRequestObject() {
 
   var req;
 
   if(window.XMLHttpRequest){
      req = new XMLHttpRequest();
   } else if(window.ActiveXObject) {
      req = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
   } else {
      alert('Problem creating the XMLHttpRequest object');
   }
 
   return req;
 
}