/* Begin AJAX */

function createRequestObject() {
    var ro;
    var browser = navigator.appName;
    if(browser == "Microsoft Internet Explorer"){
        ro = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }else{
        ro = new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
    return ro;
}


var http;

var formObjectGlobal;

function contactUs(formObject) {
   http = createRequestObject();
   formObjectGlobal = formObject;

   var name    = formObjectGlobal.name.value;   
   var email   = formObjectGlobal.email.value;   
   var comment = formObjectGlobal.comment.value; 
   
   formObjectGlobal.contactButton.disabled=true; 
   formObjectGlobal.contactButton.value='Sending...';

   http.open('GET', 'http://www.firerepublic.com/scripts/contactUs.php?yourName=' + name + '&yourEmail=' + email + '&yourComment=' + comment);
   //alert ("afterOpen");
   //alert('http://www.firerepublic.com/scripts/contactUs.php?yourName=' + name + '&yourEmail=' + email + '&yourComment=' + comment);
   http.onreadystatechange = handleContactUsResponse;
   //alert ("aftersentstatechange");   
   http.send(null);
   //alert ("aftersend=null");   
}

function handleContactUsResponse() {
  
   //alert ("in handle contactus");   
   if(http.readyState == 4){
      var response = http.responseText;

      document.getElementById('contactResultText').style.fontStyle = 'italic';
      document.getElementById('contactResultText').innerHTML = response;
      formObjectGlobal.contactButton.value='Send Message';
      formObjectGlobal.name.value='';
      formObjectGlobal.email.value='';     
      formObjectGlobal.comment.value='';      
      formObjectGlobal.contactButton.disabled=false; 
      
   }
}

/* End AJAX */