// Global Definitions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	//var http_request = false;

// Function Definitions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	/** This function makes an AJax Request.                                                                                **/
    function makeAJaxRequest (url, type, callback_object)
		{	type				= type == undefined ? "GET" : type;
	        var http_request	= false;

			// Mozilla, Safari,...
	        if ( window.XMLHttpRequest )
				{ 	http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
					if ( http_request.overrideMimeType )
						{	http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
			            }; // if ( http_request.overrideMimeType )
				} // if ( window.XMLHttpRequest )

			// Internet Explorer...
			else if ( window.ActiveXObject )
				{	try
						{	http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
			            }  // try

					catch (e)
						{	try
								{	http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
				                } // try

							catch (e)
								{
								}; // catch (e)
					  }; // catch (e)
		        }; // else if ( window.ActiveXObject )

			// Couldn't create an AJax object; therefore, return false.
			if ( !http_request )
				{	return false;
				}; // if ( !http_request )

			// Set the callback.
			http_request.onreadystatechange =
				function ()
					{	// The AJax call has either succeeded or failed.
						if ( http_request.readyState == 4 )
							{	// The AJax call succeeded.
								if ( http_request.status == 200 && callback_object && callback_object.onAJaxSuccess )
									{	callback_object.onAJaxSuccess(http_request);
									} // if ( http_request.status == 200 && callback_object && callback_object.onAJaxSuccess )

								// The Ajax call failed.
								else if ( callback_object && callback_object.onAJaxFailure )
									{	callback_object.onAJaxFailure(http_request);
									}; // else if ( callback_object && callback_object.onAJaxFailure )
							} // if ( http_request.readyState == 4 )

						// Update the object.
						else if ( callback_object && callback_object.onAJaxUpdate )
							{	callback_object.onAJaxUpdate(http_request);
							}; // else if ( callback_object && callback_object.onAJaxUpdate )
					}; // function ()

			// Make the request.
			http_request.open(type, url, true);
			http_request.send(null);
		}; // function makeAJaxRequest (url, type, callback_object)