function validateFields() {
var frmEl = document.getElementById('cForm');
var posName = document.getElementById('posName');
var posEmail = document.getElementById('posEmail');
var posRegard = document.getElementById('posRegard');
var posText = document.getElementById('posText');
var strCC = document.getElementById('selfCC');
var whiteSpace = /^[\s]+$/;
    if ( posText.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posText.value) ) {
        alert("You're trying to send an Empty Email. Please type something and then get on your way.");
    }
    else if ( posEmail.value == '' && strCC.checked == true ) {
        alert("Why are you trying to CC yourself without an email?");
        alert("Just for that...");
        alert("I\'m Clearing all the fields!");
        frmEl.reset();
        alert("There. Satisified.");
        alert("Now start over!");
        posName.focus();
    }
    else {
        sendPosEmail();
    }
}
function sendPosEmail () {
    var success = document.getElementById('emailSuccess');
    var posName = document.getElementById('posName');
    var posEmail = document.getElementById('posEmail');
    var posRegard = document.getElementById('posRegard');
    var posText = document.getElementById('posText');
    var strCC = document.getElementById('selfCC').value;
    var page = "scripts/xmlHttpRequest.php?contact=true&xml=true";

    //Alan
     var obj = document.getElementById('contactFormArea').style;
     obj.display = 'none';
    
    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 = posName.value;
    str1 = str1.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
    str1 = str1.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
    str1 = str1.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
    var str2 = posEmail.value;
    str2 = str2.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
    str2 = str2.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
    str2 = str2.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
    var str3 = posRegard.value;
    str3 = str3.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
    str3 = str3.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
    str3 = str3.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
    var str4 = posText.value;
    str4 = str4.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
    str4 = str4.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
    str4 = str4.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
    
    var stuff = "selfCC="+strCC+"&posName="+str1+"&posEmail="+str2+"&posRegard="+str3+"&posText="+str4;
    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);