function extractFileName(file_name)
{
    var index = file_name.lastIndexOf('\\');
    if (index != -1)
        return file_name.substr(index+1);
    return file_name;
}

function GetXmlHttpObject()
{
  var xmlHttp=null;
  try
    {
    // Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
    xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
  catch (e)
    {
    // Internet Explorer
    try
      {
      xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
      }
    catch (e)
      {
      xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
      }
    }
  return xmlHttp;
}