function get($id) {
  return document.getElementById($id);
}

function getTransport() {
  var xmlhttp=false;
  /*@cc_on @*/
  /*@if (@_jscript_version >= 5)
  // JScript gives us Conditional compilation, we can cope with old IE versions.
  // and security blocked creation of the objects.
   try {
    xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
   } catch (e) {
    try {
     xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    } catch (E) {
     xmlhttp = false;
    }
   }
  @end @*/
  
  if (!xmlhttp && typeof XMLHttpRequest != 'undefined') {
  try {
      xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
    } catch (e) {
      xmlhttp=false;
    }
  }
  
  if (!xmlhttp && window.createRequest) {
    try {
      xmlhttp = window.createRequest();
    } catch (e) {
      xmlhttp=false;
    }
  }
  
  return xmlhttp; 
}