function initializeAjax(url,params)
{
	var xmlHttp;
	try
	{
		// Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
		xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
	}
	catch (e)
	{
		//alert(e);
		// Internet Explorer
		try
		{
			xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
		}
		catch (e)
		{
			try
			{
				xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
			}
			catch (e)
			{
				alert("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
				return false;
			}
		}
	}
	
	xmlHttp.open('POST',url,true);
	xmlHttp.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
	xmlHttp.setRequestHeader("Content-length", params.length);
	xmlHttp.setRequestHeader("Connection", "close");

	return (xmlHttp);
}