/** GetXMLHttpRequest returns a valid XMLHttpRequest or NULL
*/
function GetXMLHttpRequest() {
	try  {// Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari, IE7
	     return new XMLHttpRequest();
	} catch(e) {
	  try {
          return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    } catch(e) {
      return;
    }
    }
    return;
}

var XMLRequest = GetXMLHttpRequest();

function GetURL(URLString) {
    var x;
    if (x = XMLRequest) {
		x.open("GET",URLString,false);
		x.send(null);
		return x.responseText;
    }
}