var XMLHttpRequestObject = false;

var now = new Date();

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

function cartItems4Span()
{
	if ( XMLHttpRequestObject )
	{
		XMLHttpRequestObject.open( "GET", "_ajaxCartItems.cgi?" + now.getTime() );
		XMLHttpRequestObject.onreadystatechange = function()
		{
			if ( XMLHttpRequestObject.readyState == 4 &&
		     	XMLHttpRequestObject.status == 200 )
			{
				document.getElementById('numOfCartItems').innerHTML = XMLHttpRequestObject.responseText;
			}
		}
		XMLHttpRequestObject.send( null );
	}
}