function RequestObject() { 
if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { 
return new XMLHttpRequest(); 
} else if(window.ActiveXObject) { 
return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); 
} else { 
alert("Ihr Browser unterstützt diese Funktion leider nicht."); 
} 
} 
 
var connect = RequestObject(); 
function storeText() 
{ 
 if (connect.readyState == 4 || connect.readyState == 0) { 
var data = escape(document.getElementById('shout_text').value); 
connect.open("GET", '/shoutbox.php?message=' + data, true); 
connect.onreadystatechange = getResponse; 
connect.send(null); 
} 
} 
function getResponse() { 
if (connect.readyState == 4) { 
var data = connect.responseText; 
document.getElementById('shoutboxArea').innerHTML = data; 
  } 
}