function validateFields() {
var frmEl = document.getElementById('cForm');
var posName = document.getElementById('posName');
var posText = document.getElementById('posText');
var posEmail = document.getElementById('posEmail');
var posRegard = document.getElementById('posRegard');
var posPhone1 = document.getElementById('posPhone1');
var posPhone2 = document.getElementById('posPhone2');
var posPhone3 = document.getElementById('posPhone3');
var posFax1 = document.getElementById('posFax1');
var posFax2 = document.getElementById('posFax2');
var posFax3 = document.getElementById('posFax3');
var posAddress = document.getElementById('posAddress');
var posCity = document.getElementById('posCity');
var posState = document.getElementById('posState');
var posZip = document.getElementById('posZip');
var posGrade = document.getElementById('posGrade');
var posStudents = document.getElementById('posStudents');
var posMonth = document.getElementById('posMonth');
var posDay = document.getElementById('posDay');
var posYear = document.getElementById('posYear');
var posTime = document.getElementById('posTime');
var posComment = document.getElementById('posComment');

var strCC = document.getElementById('selfCC');
var whiteSpace = /^[\s]+$/;
	if ( posEmail.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posText.value) ) {
		alert("This form is incomplete.   You must complete the form to continue.");
	}
	//change this statement to check cc == to true, don't need to clear fields.
	else if (strCC.checked == false ) {
		alert("You must agree to the guidelines by checking the box.");
		alert("Please try again");
		posSelfCC.focus();
	}
	else {
		sendPosEmail();
	}
}
function sendPosEmail () {
var success = document.getElementById('emailSuccess');
var posName = document.getElementById('posName');
var posText = document.getElementById('posText');
var posEmail = document.getElementById('posEmail');
var posRegard = document.getElementById('posRegard');
var posPhone1 = document.getElementById('posPhone1');
var posPhone2 = document.getElementById('posPhone2');
var posPhone3 = document.getElementById('posPhone3');
var posFax1 = document.getElementById('posFax1');
var posFax2 = document.getElementById('posFax2');
var posFax3 = document.getElementById('posFax3');
var posAddress = document.getElementById('posAddress');
var posCity = document.getElementById('posCity');
var posState = document.getElementById('posState');
var posZip = document.getElementById('posZip');
var posGrade = document.getElementById('posGrade');
var posStudents = document.getElementById('posStudents');
var posMonth = document.getElementById('posMonth');
var posDay = document.getElementById('posDay');
var posYear = document.getElementById('posYear');
var posTime = document.getElementById('posTime');
var posComment = document.getElementById('posComment');
var strCC = document.getElementById('selfCC').value;
var page = "scripts/xmlHttpRequest.php?contact=true&xml=true";

	showContactTimer(); 
	success.style.display = 'none'; 
	
	
	var str1 = posName.value;
	str1 = str1.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str1 = str1.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str1 = str1.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str2 = posText.value;
	str2 = str2.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str2 = str2.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str2 = str2.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str3 = posEmail.value;
	str3 = str3.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str3 = str3.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str3 = str3.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str4 = posRegard.value;
	str4 = str4.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str4 = str4.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str4 = str4.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	
	var str5 = posPhone1.value;
	str5 = str5.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str5 = str5.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str5 = str5.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str6 = posPhone2.value;
	str6 = str6.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str6 = str6.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str6 = str6.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str7 = posPhone3.value;
	str7 = str7.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str7 = str7.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str7 = str7.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");

	var str8 = posFax1.value;
	str8 = str8.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str8 = str8.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str8 = str8.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str9 = posFax2.value;
	str9 = str9.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str9 = str9.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str9 = str9.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str10 = posFax3.value;
	str10 = str10.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str10 = str10.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str10 = str10.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");	
	
	var str11 = posAddress.value;
	str11 = str11.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str11 = str11.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str11 = str11.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str12 = posCity.value;
	str12 = str12.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str12 = str12.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str12 = str12.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str13 = posState.value;
	str13 = str13.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str13 = str13.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str13 = str13.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str14 = posZip.value;
	str14 = str14.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str14 = str14.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str14 = str14.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	
	var str15 = posGrade.value;
	str15 = str15.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str15 = str15.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str15 = str15.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str16 = posStudents.value;
	str16 = str16.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str16 = str16.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str16 = str16.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	
	var str17 = posMonth.value;
	str17 = str17.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str17 = str17.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str17 = str17.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str18 = posDay.value;
	str18 = str18.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str18 = str18.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str18 = str18.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str19 = posYear.value;
	str19 = str19.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str19 = str19.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str19 = str19.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	
	var str20 = posTime.value;
	str20 = str20.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str20 = str20.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str20 = str20.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str21 = posComment.value;
	str21 = str21.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str21 = str21.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str21 = str21.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	
	var stuff = "selfCC="+strCC+"&posName="+str1+"&posText="+str2+"&posEmail="+str3+"&posRegard="+str4+"&posPhone1="+str5+"&posPhone2="+str6+"&posPhone3="+str7+"&posFax1="+str8+"&posFax2="+str9+"&posFax3="+str10+"&posAddress="+str11+"&posCity="+str12+"&posState="+str13+"&posZip="+str14+"&posGrade="+str15+"&posStudents="+str16+"&posMonth="+str17+"&posDay="+str18+"&posYear="+str19+"&posTime="+str20+"&posComment="+str21;
	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;

	loader.style.display = "none";
	success.style.display = "block";
	success.innerHTML = '<strong style="color:green;">'+grabPosXML("confirmation")+'</strong>';

	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);