var httpObject = null;
var container = null;

function urlencode(str) {
	return escape(str).replace(/\+/g,'%2B').replace(/%20/g, '+').replace(/\*/g, '%2A').replace(/\//g, '%2F').replace(/@/g, '%40');
	//return escape(str);
}

/*********************************************************
*** AJAX INITIALIZER
*********************************************************/
function getHTTPObject()
{
	if (window.ActiveXObject) 
		return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	else if (window.XMLHttpRequest) 
		return new XMLHttpRequest();
	else {
		alert("Your browser does not support AJAX.");
		return null;
	}
}