var xmlHttp;

if(window.ActiveXObject){
	xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
} else {
	xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
}


function sendGetRequest(url)
{
	url += '&rand='+Math.floor(Math.random()*1000000);
	xmlHttp.open("GET", url, false);
	xmlHttp.send(null);
	return xmlHttp.responseText;
}


function getMemberCount()
{
	var count = sendGetRequest('/get_member_count.asp?a=1');
	return parseInt(count);
}