function createRequestObject() {

    var ro;
    if(navigator.appName.search("Microsoft") > -1) {
        if(ro = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"));
            else if (ro = new ActiveXObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP"));

        } else {

        ro = new XMLHttpRequest();
    }

    return ro;
}

var http = createRequestObject();



function handleResponse() {

    if((http.readyState == 4) && (http.status == 200)){

        var response = http.responseText;
        var update = new Array();

        if(response.indexOf('|' != -1)) {

            update = response.split('|');
            //alert(update); //für debuging
            document.getElementById(update[0]).innerHTML = update[1];
        }
    }
}