function validateForm() { //v1.0 3Thinker Technologies Inc.
	var errors=''
	if(document.getElementById('first_name').value==''){errors+='First Name is required.\n';}
	if(document.getElementById('last_name').value==''){errors+='Last Name is required.\n';}
	if(document.getElementById('email_address').value==''){errors+='Email is required.\n';}
	
	if (errors) {alert('The following problem(s) occurred:\n\n'+errors +'\n\nPlease check and try again.');
	} else {
		submitForm('form1');
	}
	
}
	
var xmlHttp

function createXMLHttpRequest(){ //v1.0 3Thinker Technologies Inc. AJAX library
	if (window.XMLHttpRequest){ // if Mozilla, Safari etc
		xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); 
	} else if (window.ActiveXObject) { // if IE
		try { xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");} 
		catch (e){
			try{xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");}
			catch (e){}
		}
	}
}

function submitForm(iForm){ //v1.0 3Thinker Technologies Inc. AJAX library
	document.getElementById('results').innerHTML="<img src='site/js/ajax-loader.gif' border='0'>";
	createXMLHttpRequest();
	var postStr=createQueryString(iForm);
	xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=getFormResults;
	xmlHttp.open("POST","site/js/process_forms.php",true);
	xmlHttp.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
	xmlHttp.send(postStr);
}

function getFormResults(){ //v1.0 3Thinker Technologies Inc. AJAX library
	if (xmlHttp.readyState == 4){
		if (xmlHttp.status==200){
			document.getElementById('results').innerHTML=(xmlHttp.responseText);
		}
	}
}

function createQueryString(iForm){
	var qStr='';
	if (document.getElementById(iForm)){
		var iFormElements = document.getElementById(iForm).elements;
		for (var i = 0; i < iFormElements.length; i++){
			var ele = iFormElements[i];
			// check for a name, skip not named
			if (!ele.name){continue;}
			// Skip the ele if its type radio or checkbox and is not "checked"
			if ((ele.type == "radio" || ele.type == "checkbox") && ele.checked==false){continue;}
			// Add in a seperator if needed.
			if (qStr!=''){qStr += "&";}
			// Use the JS escape function to escape the var name and value
			qStr += encodeURIComponent(ele.name) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(ele.value);
		}
	}	
	return qStr;	
}