   var http_request = false, formcontent = '';
   
   function makePOSTRequest(url, parameters) {
      http_request = false;
      if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // Mozilla, Safari,...
         http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
         if (http_request.overrideMimeType) {
         	// set type accordingly to anticipated content type
            //http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
            http_request.overrideMimeType('text/html');
         }
      } else if (window.ActiveXObject) { // IE
         try {
            http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
         } catch (e) {
            try {
               http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
            } catch (e) {}
         }
      }
      if (!http_request) {
         alert('Cannot create XMLHTTP instance');
         return false;
      }
      
      http_request.onreadystatechange = alertContents;
      http_request.open('POST', url, true);
      http_request.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
      http_request.setRequestHeader("Content-length", parameters.length);
      http_request.setRequestHeader("Connection", "close");
      http_request.send(parameters);
   }

   function alertContents() {
      if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
         if (http_request.status == 200) {
            //alert(http_request.responseText);
            result = http_request.responseText;
            
            //alert(result);
            if(result != "THANK YOU FOR REGISTERING."){
               //alert(formcontent);
               $('wraper').innerHTML = formcontent ; // put the form back
               $('errmsg').innerHTML = result; // display the error
               Recaptcha.reload(); // reload the captcha
            }
            else
               $('wraper').innerHTML = "<div onclick=\"XWIN.close();\" style=\"margin-top:150px;margin-left:60px;float:left;\">"+result+"<br><a href=\"javascript:XWIN.close();\">Click Here</a> To Close This Window.</div>";

         } else {
            alert('There was a problem with the request.');
         }
      }
   }
   
   function get(obj) {
	//obj.submit();return;
      //$("errmsg").innerHTML = "Submitting, Please Wait...";
      
      // some input validation
      if( obj["firstname"].value == ''
         ||  obj["lastname"].value == ''
         ||  obj["email"].value == ''
         )
      {
         alert("Please fill all mandatory fields (*).");
         return;
      }
      
      // some more input validation (terms)
      if(!obj["terms"].checked){
         alert("Please agree to the Terms & conditions by ticking the checkbox");
         return;
      }
      
       // some more input validation (captcha)
     if(obj["recaptcha_response_field"].value == ''){
         alert("Please enter the Human verification words.");
         return;
      }
      
      var poststr = "firstname=" + encodeURI( obj["firstname"].value ) +
                    "&lastname=" + encodeURI( obj["lastname"].value ) +
                    "&recaptcha_response_field=" + encodeURI( obj["recaptcha_response_field"].value ) +
                    "&recaptcha_challenge_field=" + encodeURI( obj["recaptcha_challenge_field"].value ) +
                    "&email=" + encodeURI( obj["email"].value ) +
                    "&info=" + encodeURI( obj["info"].checked ) +
                    "&terms=" + encodeURI( obj["terms"].checked );
      makePOSTRequest('form.php', poststr);
      
      
      
      formcontent = $('wraper').innerHTML;
      $('wraper').innerHTML = "<div style=\"margin-top:150px;margin-left:60px;float:left;\">Submitting, Please Wait...</div>";

   }
