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< 		
< 		// a helper method for retrieving a working xmlhttp request
< 		function getXMLHTTPRequest() {
< 			var requester = false;
<  			// Create the request object; Microsoft failed to properly
< 			// implement the XMLHttpRequest in IE7, so we use the ActiveXObject when it is available
< 			if (window.ActiveXObject) {
< 				var aVersions = [	"Microsoft.XMLHTTP",
< 									"MSXML2.XMLHttp.6.0",
< 									"MSXML2.XMLHttp.5.0", 
< 									"MSXML2.XMLHttp.4.0", 
< 									"MSXML2.XMLHttp.3.0", 
< 									"MSXML2.XMLHttp"];
< 				for(var i = 0; i< aVersions.length;i++){
< 		 			try {
< 		   				requester = new ActiveXObject(aVersions[i]);
< 		   				return requester;
< 					}
< 		 			catch (error) {
< 						continue;
< 		 			}
< 				}
< 			} else if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
< 			// Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
< 				requester = new XMLHttpRequest();
< 				return requester;
< 			}
< 			
< 			throw new Error("XMLHttp object could not be created.");
< 		}
< 		
< 		
< 		var xhr = getXMLHTTPRequest();
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> 		// Create the request object; Microsoft failed to properly
> 		// implement the XMLHttpRequest in IE7, so we use the ActiveXObject when it is available
> 		var xhr = window.ActiveXObject ? new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP") : new XMLHttpRequest();