function validateFields() {
var frmEl = document.getElementById('cForm');
var posFirstName = document.getElementById('posFirstName');
var posLastName = document.getElementById('posLastName');
// var posCompany = document.getElementById('posCompany');
var posEmail = document.getElementById('posEmail');
// var posTelephone = document.getElementById('posTelephone');
var posTypeBusiness = document.getElementById('posTypeBusiness');
var posText = document.getElementById('posText');
var strCC = document.getElementById('selfCC');
var whiteSpace = /^[\s]+$/;

	if ( posFirstName.value == '') {
		alert("Please enter your first name.");
		posFirstName.focus();
	}	

	else if ( posLastName.value == '') {
		alert("Please enter your last name.");
		posLastName.focus();
	}

	else if ( posEmail.value == '') {
		alert("Please enter your email address.");
		posEmail.focus();
	}

	else if ( posTypeBusiness.value == '') {
		alert("Please enter your type of business (e.g. 'retail').");
		posTypeBusiness.focus();
	}

	else if ( posText.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posText.value) ) {
		alert("Please be sure to leave a message - at least a few words to let us know what your interest.");
		posText.focus();
	}	
	
	else {
		sendPosEmail();
	}
}
function sendPosEmail () {
	var success = document.getElementById('emailSuccess');
	var posFirstName = document.getElementById('posFirstName');
	var posLastName = document.getElementById('posLastName');
	var posCompany = document.getElementById('posCompany');
	var posEmail = document.getElementById('posEmail');
	var posTelephone = document.getElementById('posTelephone');
	var posTypeBusiness = document.getElementById('posTypeBusiness');
	var posText = document.getElementById('posText');
	var strCC = document.getElementById('selfCC').value;
	var page = "scripts/xmlHttpRequest.php?contact=true&xml=true";
	
	showContactTimer(); // quickly begin the load bar
	success.style.display = 'none'; // hide the success bar (incase this is a multi-email
	
	// convert (&, +, =) to string equivs. Needed so URL encoded POST won't choke.
	var str1 = posFirstName.value;
	str1 = str1.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str1 = str1.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str1 = str1.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");

	var str2 = posLastName.value;
	str2 = str2.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str2 = str2.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str2 = str2.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");

	var str3 = posCompany.value;
	str3 = str3.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str3 = str3.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str3 = str3.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");

	var str4 = posEmail.value;
	str4 = str4.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str4 = str4.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str4 = str4.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");

	var str5 = posTelephone.value;
	str5 = str5.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str5 = str5.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str5 = str5.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");

	var str6 = posTypeBusiness.value;
	str6 = str6.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str6 = str6.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str6 = str6.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");

	var str7 = posText.value;
	str7 = str7.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str7 = str7.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str7 = str7.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");

	
	var stuff = "selfCC="+strCC+"&posFirstName="+str1+"&posLastName="+str2+"&posCompany="+str3+"&posEmail="+str4+"&posTelephone="+str5+"&posTypeBusiness="+str6+"&posText="+str7;
	loadXMLPosDoc(page,stuff);
}
function showContactTimer () {
	var loader = document.getElementById('loadBar');
	loader.style.display = 'block';
	sentTimer = setTimeout("hideContactTimer()",6000);
}

function hideContactTimer () {
	var loader = document.getElementById('loadBar');
	var success = document.getElementById('emailSuccess');
	var fieldArea = document.getElementById('contactFormArea');
	var inputs = fieldArea.getElementsByTagName('input');
	var inputsLen = inputs.length;
	var tAreas = fieldArea.getElementsByTagName('textarea');
	var tAreasLen = tAreas.length;
	// Hide the load bar alas! Done Loading
	loader.style.display = "none";
	success.style.display = "block";
	success.innerHTML = '<strong style="color:green;">'+grabPosXML("confirmation")+'</strong>';
	// Now Hijack the form elements
	for ( i=0;i<inputsLen;i++ ) {
		if ( inputs[i].getAttribute('type') == 'text' ) {
			inputs[i].value = '';
		}
	}
	for ( j=0;j<tAreasLen;j++ ) {
		tAreas[j].value = '';
	}
}

function ajaxContact() {
var frmEl = document.getElementById('cForm');
addEvent(frmEl, 'submit', validateFields, false);
frmEl.onsubmit = function() { return false; }
}
addEvent(window, 'load',ajaxContact, false);