function getXMLHttpRequest() {

	var xhr = null;

	if (window.XMLHttpRequest || window.ActiveXObject) {
		if (window.ActiveXObject) {
			try {
				xhr = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
			} catch(e) {
				xhr = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
			}
		} else {
			xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); 
		}
	} else {
		alert("Votre navigateur ne supporte pas l'objet XMLHTTPRequest...");
		return null;
	}

	return xhr;
}