function getXMLHttp()
{
  var xmlHttp

  try
  {
    //Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
    xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
  }
  catch(e)
  {
    //Internet Explorer
    try
    {
      xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    }
    catch(e)
    {
      try
      {
        xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
      }
      catch(e)
      {
        alert("Your browser does not support AJAX!")
        return false;
      }
    }
  }
  return xmlHttp;
}
function htmlentities (string, quote_style) {
    // Convert all applicable characters to HTML entities  
    // 
    // version: 903.2219
    // discuss at: http://phpjs.org/functions/htmlentities
    // +   original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // +    revised by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // +   improved by: nobbler
    // +    tweaked by: Jack
    // +   bugfixed by: Onno Marsman
    // +    revised by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // -    depends on: get_html_translation_table
    // *     example 1: htmlentities('Kevin & van Zonneveld');
    // *     returns 1: 'Kevin & van Zonneveld'
    // *     example 2: htmlentities("foo'bar","ENT_QUOTES");
    // *     returns 2: 'foo'bar'
    var histogram = {}, symbol = '', tmp_str = '', entity = '';
    tmp_str = string.toString();
    
    if (false === (histogram = get_html_translation_table('HTML_ENTITIES', quote_style))) {
        return false;
    }
    
    for (symbol in histogram) {
        entity = histogram[symbol];
        tmp_str = tmp_str.split(symbol).join(entity);
    }
    
    return tmp_str;
}