function ajaxfunction()
{
  var ajaxrequest;

  try
  {
    ajaxrequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
  }
  catch (e)
  {
    try
    {
      ajaxrequest = new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.XMLHTTP');
    }
    catch (e)
    {
      try
      {
        ajaxrequest = new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP');
      }
      catch (e)
      {
        alert('Browser does not support HTTP requests');
        
        return false;
      }
    }

  }
  
  return ajaxrequest;
}

function shoutdelete(id, show)
{
  htmlrequest = ajaxfunction();

  if (htmlrequest == null)
  {
    alert ('Browser does not support HTTP requests');
    return;
  }
  
  var url = 'shoutdelete.php';
  var params = 'id=' + id;
  
  htmlrequest.open('POST', url, true);
  htmlrequest.setRequestHeader('Content-type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
  htmlrequest.setRequestHeader('Content-length', params.length);
  htmlrequest.setRequestHeader('Connection', 'close');
  htmlrequest.send(params);
  
  if (show == 1)
    showshout2();
}