function validateFields()
  {
  var posName = document.getElementById('posName');
  var posEmail = document.getElementById('posEmail');
  var posRegard = document.getElementById('posRegard');
  var posText = document.getElementById('posText');
  var whiteSpace = /^[\s]+$/;
  if(posEmail.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posEmail.value))
    alert("Email obbligatoria");
  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 posId = document.getElementById('posId');
  var page = "/scripts/xmlHttpRequest.php?contact=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 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 = "id="+posId.value+"&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);