function validateFields() {
var frmEl = document.getElementById('cForm');
var posName = document.getElementById('posName');
var posVName = document.getElementById('posVName');
var posStr = document.getElementById('posStr');
var posPLZ = document.getElementById('posPLZ');
var posOrt = document.getElementById('posOrt');
var posTel = document.getElementById('posTel');
var posFax = document.getElementById('posFax');
var posWeb = document.getElementById('posWeb');
var posEmail = document.getElementById('posEmail');
var posRegard = document.getElementById('posRegard');
var posText = document.getElementById('posText');
var selfccc = document.getElementById('selfccc');
var whiteSpace = /^[\s]+$/;
	if ( posText.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posText.value) ) {
		alert("Bitte geben Sie Ihre Nachricht ein.");
		posText.focus();
	}
	else if ( posName.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posText.value) ) {
		alert("Bitte geben Sie Ihren Namen ein.");
		posName.focus();
	}
	else if ( posVName.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posText.value) ) {
		alert("Bitte geben Sie Ihren Vornamen ein.");
		posVName.focus();
	}
	else if ( posEmail.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posText.value) ) {
		alert("Bitte geben Sie Ihre Emailadresse ein.");
		posEmail.focus();
	}
	else if ( posRegard.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posText.value) ) {
		alert("Bitte geben Sie Ihren Betreff ein.");
		posRegard.focus();
	}
	else if ( posStr.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posText.value) ) {
		alert("Bitte geben Sie Ihre Strasse ein.");
		posStr.focus();
	}
	else if ( posPLZ.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posText.value) ) {
		alert("Bitte geben Sie Ihre PLZ ein.");
		posPLZ.focus();
	}
	else if ( posOrt.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posText.value) ) {
		alert("Bitte geben Sie Ihren Ort ein.");
		posOrt.focus();
	}
	else if ( posTel.value == '' || whiteSpace.test(posText.value) ) {
		alert("Bitte geben Sie Ihre Telefonnummer ein.");
		posTel.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 selfccc = document.getElementById('selfccc').value;
	var page = "scripts/xmlHttpRequest.php?contact=true&xml=true";
	var posVName = document.getElementById('posVName');
	var posStr = document.getElementById('posStr');
	var posPLZ = document.getElementById('posPLZ');
	var posOrt = document.getElementById('posOrt');
	var posTel = document.getElementById('posTel');
	var posFax = document.getElementById('posFax');
	var posWeb = document.getElementById('posWeb');	
	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**");
	str1 = str1.replace(/ä/g,"**ae**");
	str1 = str1.replace(/ö/g,"**oe**");
	str1 = str1.replace(/ü/g,"**ue**");
	str1 = str1.replace(/Ä/g,"**aa**");
	str1 = str1.replace(/Ö/g,"**oo**");
	str1 = str1.replace(/Ü/g,"**uu**");
	str1 = str1.replace(/ß/g,"**ss**");
	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**");
	str3 = str3.replace(/ä/g,"**ae**");
	str3 = str3.replace(/ö/g,"**oe**");
	str3 = str3.replace(/ü/g,"**ue**");
	str3 = str3.replace(/Ä/g,"**aa**");
	str3 = str3.replace(/Ö/g,"**oo**");
	str3 = str3.replace(/Ü/g,"**uu**");
	str3 = str3.replace(/ß/g,"**ss**");	
	var str4 = posText.value;
	str4 = str4.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str4 = str4.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str4 = str4.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	str4 = str4.replace(/ä/g,"**ae**");
	str4 = str4.replace(/ö/g,"**oe**");
	str4 = str4.replace(/ü/g,"**ue**");
	str4 = str4.replace(/Ä/g,"**aa**");
	str4 = str4.replace(/Ö/g,"**oo**");
	str4 = str4.replace(/Ü/g,"**uu**");
	str4 = str4.replace(/ß/g,"**ss**");
	var str5 = posVName.value;
	str5 = str5.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str5 = str5.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str5 = str5.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	str5 = str5.replace(/ä/g,"**ae**");
	str5 = str5.replace(/ö/g,"**oe**");
	str5 = str5.replace(/ü/g,"**ue**");
	str5 = str5.replace(/Ä/g,"**aa**");
	str5 = str5.replace(/Ö/g,"**oo**");
	str5 = str5.replace(/Ü/g,"**uu**");
	str5 = str5.replace(/ß/g,"**ss**");
	var str6 = posStr.value;
	str6 = str6.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str6 = str6.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str6 = str6.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	str6 = str6.replace(/ä/g,"**ae**");
	str6 = str6.replace(/ö/g,"**oe**");
	str6 = str6.replace(/ü/g,"**ue**");
	str6 = str6.replace(/Ä/g,"**aa**");
	str6 = str6.replace(/Ö/g,"**oo**");
	str6 = str6.replace(/Ü/g,"**uu**");
	str6 = str6.replace(/ß/g,"**ss**");
	var str7 = posPLZ.value;
	str7 = str7.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str7 = str7.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str7 = str7.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str8 = posOrt.value;
	str8 = str8.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str8 = str8.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str8 = str8.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	str8 = str8.replace(/ä/g,"**ae**");
	str8 = str8.replace(/ö/g,"**oe**");
	str8 = str8.replace(/ü/g,"**ue**");
	str8 = str8.replace(/Ä/g,"**aa**");
	str8 = str8.replace(/Ö/g,"**oo**");
	str8 = str8.replace(/Ü/g,"**uu**");
	str8 = str8.replace(/ß/g,"**ss**");	
	var str9 = posTel.value;
	str9 = str9.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str9 = str9.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str9 = str9.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	var str10 = posFax.value;
	str10 = str10.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str10 = str10.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str10 = str10.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");	
	var str11 = posWeb.value;
	str11 = str11.replace(/&/g,"**am**");
	str11 = str11.replace(/=/g,"**eq**");
	str11 = str11.replace(/\+/g,"**pl**");
	str11 = str11.replace(/ä/g,"**ae**");
	str11 = str11.replace(/ö/g,"**oe**");
	str11 = str11.replace(/ü/g,"**ue**");
	str11 = str11.replace(/Ä/g,"**aa**");
	str11 = str11.replace(/Ö/g,"**oo**");
	str11 = str11.replace(/Ü/g,"**uu**");
	str11 = str11.replace(/ß/g,"**ss**");

//+"&posVName="+str5+"&posStr="+str6+"&posPLZ="+str7+"&posOrt="+str8+"&posTel="+str9+"&posFax="+str10+"&posWeb="+str11

	var stuff = "selfccc="+selfccc+"&posName="+str1+"&posEmail="+str2+"&posRegard="+str3+"&posText="+str4+"&posVName="+str5+"&posStr="+str6+"&posPLZ="+str7+"&posOrt="+str8+"&posTel="+str9+"&posFax="+str10+"&posWeb="+str11;
	loadXMLPosDoc(page,stuff)
}
function showContactTimer () {
	var loader = document.getElementById('loadBar');
	loader.style.display = 'inline';
	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 = "inline";
	success.innerHTML = '<strong style="color:#669900;">'+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);