function createRequestObject(){
	var request_o; //declare the variable to hold the object.
	var browser = navigator.appName; //find the browser name
	if(browser == "Microsoft Internet Explorer"){
		/* Create the object using MSIE's method */
		request_o = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	}else{
		/* Create the object using other browser's method */
		request_o = new XMLHttpRequest();
	}
	return request_o; //return the object
}

var http = createRequestObject();

function postcomment() {
	var commentlayer = "skitcomment";
	var URL ="http://www.acparadise.com/func/showskitcomments.php";
	var params = "submit=" + encodeURI('Add Comment')+"&skitid=" + encodeURI(document.commentform.skitid.value) + "&skitcomment=" + encodeURI(document.commentform.skitcomment.value);
	
	http.open("POST", URL, true);
	http.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
	http.setRequestHeader("Content-length", params.length);
	http.setRequestHeader("Connection", "close");
	http.onreadystatechange = function() {
	if(http.readyState == 0) {
		writelayer(commentlayer, "Sending Request...");
	}
	else if (http.readyState == 1) {
		writelayer(commentlayer, "<div class=\"normal\"><img src=\"http://www.acparadise.com/stuff/loading.gif\"> Please Wait...</div>");
	}
	else if(http.readyState == 4){ //Finished loading the response
		var response = http.responseText;
		writelayer(commentlayer, response);
		document.commentform.skitcomment.value = '';
	}
};

	http.send(params);
}
function writelayer(obj, content) {
	test = document.getElementById(obj);
	test.innerHTML = content;
}