>I don't even know if there is a difference between the two! But with the activeX service the URL does not seem to show in the status bar.

The Url never shows since any calls are made inline and preferrably asynchronously.

>Does JavaScript have (try/catch)? Something new every day.

You ask that question??? I thought you can build any kind of application with JavaScript code? <g>

Yeah, it has try/catch.

+++ Rick ---
>
>>If you want this to work well you really need more complex code. Here's what I use in my framework code:
>>
>>

>>function GetXmlHttp()
>>{
>> 	var Http = null;
>>	if (typeof XMLHttpRequest != ""undefined"")
>>    {
>>		Http = new XMLHttpRequest();
>>	}
>>    else
>>    {
>>		try
>>        {
>>			Http = new ActiveXObject(""Msxml2.XMLHTTP"");
>>		} catch (e)
>>        {
>>			try
>>            {
>>				Http = new ActiveXObject(""Microsoft.XMLHTTP"");
>>			} catch (e) { }
>>		}
>>	}
>>	return Http;
>>}
>>

>>
>>Msxml2.XmlHttp is the most generic reference so it should work on just about any machine.
>>
>>+++ Rick ---
>>
>>>My project includes a browser. The project script usually makes HTML HTTP requests. The browser creates a reference to MSDOM using javascript (ex):

var oXML=new ActiveXObject("MSXML2.DOMDocument.4.0")

>>>I also experimented with the MS XML Messaging object:

var oHTTP=new ActiveXObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP")

>>>I liked it. The script was not flashed in the status bar.
>>>
>>>Are their prohibitions against using the messenger object (as opposed to standard "scripted" urls). Are the two methods different? Any advice appreciated.