var req = null;

function createXMLHttpRequest() {
 var ua;
 if(window.XMLHttpRequest) {
 try {
  ua = new XMLHttpRequest();
 } catch(e) {
  ua = false;
 }
 } else if(window.ActiveXObject) {
  try {
	ua = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
  } catch(e) {
	ua = false;
  }
 }
return ua;
}

var response_area;

function sendRequest(file) {
req = createXMLHttpRequest();

var email = document.getElementById('email').value;

var file = file+"email="+email;

	 	req.open('GET', file);
	  	req.send(null);

 return false;
}







function clearText(thefield,texttotest){

	if(texttotest == document.getElementById(thefield).value){
	
	document.getElementById(thefield).value = "";
	//alert('Got here');
	}
				
} 
	
function resetText(thefield,repop){
	
	if(document.getElementById(thefield).value == ""){
		
		document.getElementById(thefield).value = repop;
	}
}


function validate_form(){

var anerror = "";

if (/^\w+([\.-]?\w+)*@\w+([\.-]?\w+)*(\.\w{2,3})+$/.test(document.getElementById("email").value)){
		
		
	} else {
	
	alert("Email Address Invalid\n");
	anerror += 'yes'; 
	}
	

if(anerror == ""){
alert("Thank you! We've just sent you an email so you can confirm your subscription.");

sendRequest('/contact/submit.php?');


document.getElementById('email').value = "your email address";



} else {

return false;

}


}