function makeInstance()
{
	var http_request = false;
	if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
	{
		http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
	}
	else if (window.ActiveXObject)
	{
		try
		{
			http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
		}
		catch (e)
		{
			try
			{
				http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
			}
			catch (e)
			{
			}
		}
	}
	if (!http_request)
	{
		alert('Giving up...Cannot create an XMLHTTP instance');
		return false;
	}
	return http_request;
}

ajax = makeInstance();

function handleResponse()
{
	if(ajax.readyState < 4) 
	{
		document.getElementById("status").innerHTML = "<img src='/images/ajax-loader.gif'>";
	}
	if(ajax.readyState == 4)
	{
		if(ajax.status == 200)
		{
			document.getElementById("status").innerHTML = ajax.responseText;
		}
		else
		{
			document.getElementById("status").innerHTML = ajax.status;
		}
	}
}