function trim_all(strObjName){ 
	//this function removes the spaces from the variables
        var strObj = strObjName;
        var strRet = "";
        for (i = 0;i < strObj.length;i++)
        {
                if(strObj.charAt(i) != " " && strObj.charAt(i) != "")
                        strRet = strRet+strObj.charAt(i);
        }
        return strRet;
}

function submitform(){
	
    document.forms["newsletter"].submit();

}


function checkuser(email)
{
if(document.newsletter.email.value==''){document.newsletter.email.value='Enter your eMail:'}
else{
//alert(email);
	var url;
	var obj;
	url="ajax/ajax_checkuser.php?email="+email;
	try
	{
		obj=new XMLHttpRequest();
	}
	catch(e)
	{
		try
		{
		obj=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); //ie
		}
		catch(e)
		{
			alert("Your browser not supported AJAX ");
		}
	}
	obj.onreadystatechange=function()
	{
		if(obj.readyState==4)
		{
		var res=obj.responseText;
		if(res!="")
		{
			document.newsletter.email.value="";
			document.newsletter.email.focus();
			document.getElementById('email3alert').style.display='block';
			document.getElementById('emailalert').style.display='none';
			document.getElementById('email1alert').style.display='none';
			document.getElementById('email2alert').style.display='none';
			


		}else{
			document.getElementById('email3alert').style.display='none';
			}
		}
	}
	obj.open("get",url,true);
	obj.send(null);
}
}




function checkme(){
	var firstNAME = document.newsletter.firstNAME;
	var lastNAME = document.newsletter.lastNAME;
	var email = document.newsletter.email;
	var reTESTfirstchar = /^[a-zA-Z]*$/;
	var reEmail         = /^[0-9a-zA-Z_\.-]+\@[0-9a-zA-Z_\-]+\.[0-9a-zA-Z_\.-]*$/;
	if(trim_all(firstNAME.value) == "Enteryourfirstname" || trim_all(firstNAME.value) == ""){ 
		document.getElementById('ualert').style.display='block';
		firstNAME.focus();
		return false;
	}else{
		document.getElementById('ualert').style.display='none';
		
	}
	
	if(trim_all(lastNAME.value) == "Enteryourlastname:" || trim_all(lastNAME.value) == ""){ 
		document.getElementById('lalert').style.display='block';
		lastNAME.focus();
		return false;
	}else{
		document.getElementById('lalert').style.display='none';
		
	}
	
	
	if(trim_all(email.value) == "" || trim_all(email.value)=="EnteryoureMail:"){
		document.getElementById('emailalert').style.display='block';
		email.focus();
		return false;
	}else if(!reTESTfirstchar.test(email.value.charAt(0))){
		document.getElementById('emailalert').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('email1alert').style.display='block';
		email.focus();
		return false;
	}else if(!reEmail.test(email.value)){
		document.getElementById('emailalert').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('email1alert').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('email3alert').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('email2alert').style.display='block';
		email.focus();
		return false;
	}else{
		document.getElementById('emailalert').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('email1alert').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('email2alert').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('email3alert').style.display='none';
	}
	
	document.newsletter.updte.value = 1;
	return true;
}