function validateFields() {
var frmEl = document.getElementById('cForm');
var posName = document.getElementById('posName');
var posMale = document.getElementById('posMale');
var posFemale = document.getElementById('posFemale');
var posAge = document.getElementById('posAge');
var posSkills = document.getElementById('posSkills');
var posExperience = document.getElementById('posExperience');
var posSchool = document.getElementById('posSchool');
var posJoin = document.getElementById('posJoin');
var posTelephone = document.getElementById('posTelephone');
var posEmail = document.getElementById('posEmail');
var strCC = document.getElementById('selfCC');

  var whiteSpace = /^[\s]+$/;
  var message = "";
	if ( posName.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posName.value))
		message += "Name is required\n";
	if ( ! posMale.checked && ! posFemale.checked)
		message += "Gender is required\n";
	if (posMale.checked  && posFemale.checked)
		message += "Only one Gender is allowed\n";
	if ( posAge.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posAge.value))
		message += "Age is required\n";
	if ( posSkills.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posSkills.value))
		message += "Skills are required\n";
	if ( posExperience.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posExperience.value))
		message += "Experience is required\n";
	if ( posSchool.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posSchool.value))
		message += "School Information is required\n";
	if ( posJoin.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posJoin.value))
		message += "Reasons for applying is required\n";
	if ( posTelephone.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posTelephone.value))
		message += "Telephone Number is required\n";
	if ( posEmail.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posEmail.value))
		message += "Email is required\n";
	if (message != "")
	{
		alert ("The following errors occurred:\n" + message);
		return;
	}
	if ( posEmail.value == '' && strCC.checked == true ) {
		alert("Why are you trying to CC yourself without an email?");
		posName.focus();
		return;
	}
  sendPosEmail();
}
function sendPosEmail () {
	var success = document.getElementById('emailSuccess');
	var posName = document.getElementById('posName');
	var posMale = document.getElementById('posMale').checked;
	var posFemale = document.getElementById('posFemale').checked;
	var posAge = document.getElementById('posAge');
	var posSkills = document.getElementById('posSkills');
	var posExperience = document.getElementById('posExperience');
	var posSchool = document.getElementById('posSchool');
	var posJoin = document.getElementById('posJoin');
	var posTelephone = document.getElementById('posTelephone');
	var posEmail = document.getElementById('posEmail');
	var strCC = document.getElementById('selfCC').value;
	
	var page = "scripts/contact/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 = 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 str7 = posAge.value;
	str7 = str7.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str7 = str7.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str7 = str7.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str8 = posSkills.value;
	str8 = str8.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str8 = str8.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str8 = str8.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str9 = posExperience.value;
	str9 = str9.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str9 = str9.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str9 = str9.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str10 = posSchool.value;
	str10 = str10.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str10 = str10.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str10 = str10.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str11 = posJoin.value;
	str11 = str11.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str11 = str11.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str11 = str11.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str12 = posTelephone.value;
	str12 = str12.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str12 = str12.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str12 = str12.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var strGender = "";
	if (posMale)
		strGender = "Male";
	if (posFemale)
		strGender = "Female";
	if (posMale && posFemale)
		strGender = "Confused";
	
	var stuff = "selfCC="+strCC+"&posName="+str1+"&posEmail="+str2+"&posGender="+strGender+"&posSkills="+str8+"&posExperience="+str9+"&posSchool="+str10+"&posJoin="+str11+"&posTelephone="+str12+"&posAge="+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";
	// 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);