function getXHRObject() {
    var xmlObj;
    if('Microsoft Internet Explorer' == window.navigator.appName) {
        xmlObj = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    } else {  
        // other browsers        
        xmlObj = new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
    xmlObj.async="false";
    return xmlObj;
};


function MakeRequest()
{
  var xmlHttp = getXMLHttp();
 
  xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = function()
  {
    if(xmlHttp.readyState == 4)
    {
      HandleResponse(xmlHttp.responseText);
    }
  }

  xmlHttp.open("GET", "pagerank.php", true);
  xmlHttp.send(null);
}


function HandleResponse(response)
{
  document.getElementById('ResponseDiv').innerHTML = response;
}