function getHTTPObject() {
  var xmlhttp;
  /*@cc_on
  @if (@_jscript_version >= 5)
    try {
      xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    } catch (e) {
      try {
        xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
      } catch (E) {
        xmlhttp = false;
      }
    }
  @else
  xmlhttp = false;
  @end @*/
  if (!xmlhttp && typeof XMLHttpRequest != 'undefined') {
    try {
      xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
    } catch (e) {
      xmlhttp = false;
    }
  }
  return xmlhttp;
}

function sendGetRequest(XMLDoc) {

	syslog('info', XMLDoc + " ... sendRequest");
	
	startThrobber();
	
	var http = getHTTPObject();
	http.open("GET", XMLDoc + "//" + Math.round(Math.random() * 10000) + '?&SID=e7f9580a87c5b4b32fe7f68a9bac262f', true);
	http.onreadystatechange = function() {
		if (http.readyState == 4) {
			stopThrobber();
			if (http.status == 200)	{
				new xmlManager(http, XMLDoc);
			}	else {
				syslog('error', XMLDoc + " Status: " + http.status + " - " + http.statusText );
			}
		}
	}
 	http.send(null);
}

function postReplace( value ) {
	
	while( value.search(/&/) >= 0 ) {
		value = value.replace(/&/, "###amp###");
	}
	while( value.search(/\+/) >= 0 ) {
		value = value.replace(/\+/, "###plus###");
	}
	
	return value;
}