function brows_check(){
	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox")!=-1){
		return "ff"; //ff for FireFox
	}else if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE")!=-1){
		return "ie"; // ie for Internet Explorer
	}
	
}

function hide(){
	document.getElementById("sMsg").innerHTML="";
	document.getElementById("msg2").innerHTML="";
	//document.getElementById("row2").innerHTML="";
}


function GetXmlHttpObject()
{ 
	var objXMLHttp=null
	if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
	{
		objXMLHttp=new XMLHttpRequest()
	}
	else if (window.ActiveXObject)
	{
		objXMLHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
	}

	return objXMLHttp
} 

function stateChanged2() 
{ 
	
	if(xmlHttp.readyState==1){
		document.getElementById("msg2").innerHTML="Sending Request...";
	}
	if(xmlHttp.readyState==2){
		document.getElementById("msg2").innerHTML="Processing...";
	}
	if(xmlHttp.readyState==3){
		document.getElementById("msg2").innerHTML="Processing...";
	}
	if (xmlHttp.readyState==4 || xmlHttp.readyState=="complete" || xmlHttp.readyState==0)
	{ 
		//DataLd();
		var dumy = xmlHttp.responseText;
		var dum = dumy.split("_");
	if(dum[1] == "no"){
		document.getElementById("msg2").innerHTML=dum[0];
	}else if(dum[1] == "yes"){
		document.location.href = "signup_success.php?e="+dum[0];
	}
		
		//alert(dumy);
	}
	
	
	
}  
 

function chkValue(){
	var form = document.signup;
	
	if(form.fName.value ==""){
		//alert("Please Provide your First Name");
		//document.getElementById("show").style.display = 'inline';
		document.getElementById("sMsg").innerHTML="Please Provide your First Name";
		form.fName.focus();
		return false;
	}
	if(form.lName.value == ""){
		//alert("Please provide your Last Name");
		//document.getElementById("show").style.display = 'inline';
		document.getElementById("sMsg").innerHTML="Please provide your Last Name";
		form.lName.focus();
		return false;
	}
	/*
	if(form.age.value == ""){
		//alert("Please select your age group");
		document.getElementById("sMsg").innerHTML="Please select your age group";
		form.age.focus();
		return false;
	}
	*/
	if(form.email.value == ""){
		//alert("Please provide your email.");
		document.getElementById("sMsg").innerHTML="Please provide your email";
		form.email.focus();
		return false;
	}
	
	str = form.email.value;
	if (/^\w+([\.-]?\w+)*@\w+([\.-]?\w+)*(\.\w{2,3})+$/.test(str)){
	//return true;
	}else{
	//alert("You have entered an in-valid Email Address.")
	document.getElementById("sMsg").innerHTML="You have entered an in-valid Email Address";
	form.email.focus();
	return false;
	}
	if(form.username.value == ""){
		//alert("Please provide a username");
		document.getElementById("sMsg").innerHTML="Please provide a Username";
		form.username.focus();
		return false;
	}
	if(form.username.value.length < 6){
		//alert("Please provide a username");
		document.getElementById("sMsg").innerHTML="Username must have at least 6 characters";
		form.username.focus();
		return false;
	}
	if(form.pass.value == ""){
		//alert("Please provide your password.");
		document.getElementById("sMsg").innerHTML="Please provide your password";
		form.pass.focus();
		return false;
	}
	if(form.pass.value.length < 6){
		//alert("Password must have at least 6 characters");
		document.getElementById("sMsg").innerHTML="Password must have at least 6 Characters";
		form.pass.focus();
		return false;
	}
	if(form.cpass.value == ""){
		//alert("Please provide your Confirm Password.");
		document.getElementById("sMsg").innerHTML="Please provide your Confirm Password";
		form.cpass.focus();
		return false;
	}
	if(form.pass.value != form.cpass.value){
		//alert("Your password and confirm password do not match.");
		document.getElementById("sMsg").innerHTML="Your Password and Confirm Password do not match";
		form.cpass.focus();
		return false;
	}
	
	
	
	var fname = form.fName.value;
	var lname = form.lName.value;
	//var age = form.age.value;
	var email = form.email.value;
	var username = form.username.value;
	var password = form.pass.value;
	var gender = form.gender.value;
	

	<!-- ########## star form posting ######### -->
		xmlHttp=GetXmlHttpObject()
		if (xmlHttp==null)
		{
			alert ("Browser does not support HTTP Request")
			return
		} 
		var url="scripts/signup.php?fname="+fname+"&lname="+lname+"&email="+email+"&username="+username+"&password="+password+"&gender="+gender;
		//alert(url);
		//return false();
		//url=url+str
		if(brows_check() == "ie"){
			xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged2;
			xmlHttp.open("GET",url,false)
			//xmlHttp.open("POST", url, false)
			xmlHttp.send(null)	
		}else if(brows_check() == "ff"){
			xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged2;
			xmlHttp.open("GET",url,true)
			//xmlHttp.open("POST", url, false)
			xmlHttp.send(null)
		}		
		
		//return true;
 }
 
 
 // Removes leading whitespaces
function LTrim( value ) {
	
	var re = /\s*((\S+\s*)*)/;
	return value.replace(re, "$1");
	
}

// Removes ending whitespaces
function RTrim( value ) {
	
	var re = /((\s*\S+)*)\s*/;
	return value.replace(re, "$1");
	
}

// Removes leading and ending whitespaces
function trim( value ) {
	
	return LTrim(RTrim(value));
	
}

/*
function validate(str){
	var usrid=str; //txtUserid-->ID of textbox
	var alphanum=/^[0-9a-bA-B]+$/; //This contains A to Z , 0 to 9 and A to B
	if(usrid.match(alphanum)){
		return true;
	}else{
		alert(Put a Valid Userid Name);
	return false;
	}
}
*/