A quick note about the $obj = createobject("microsoft.xmlhttp")

It comes with IE5.

code:
$Obj = createobject("microsoft.xmlhttp")

if @Error <> 0
exit(@error)
endif

$obj.open("GET", "http://www.yahoo.com", -1)
$obj.send
while $obj.readystate <> 4 sleep(0.2) loop

? $obj.responsetext

Bryce