function form_data_array(form_name) {

	for (var i = 0; i < form_name.length; i++) {
	
	
		if ( !ajax_string ) {
		var ajax_string = form_name[i].name + "=" + form_name[i].value + "&";
		}
		else {
		var ajax_string = ajax_string + form_name[i].name + "=" + form_name[i].value + "&";
		}
		
		//var ajax_string = ajax_string.replace("  ", " ");
		//var ajax_string = ajax_string.replace(" ", "_");
	
	
	}

var ajax_string = ajax_string.substring(0, ajax_string.length-1)

return ajax_string;

}


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function send_data() {

var post_data = form_data_array(document.form_data_mail);

makeRequest(post_data);

}

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function makeRequest(post_data) {

var http_request = false;

	// If *POST* occurs in Netscape (disables script in MSIE if not run inside an IF statement!)
	if (http_request.overrideMimeType) {
	http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
	}


// Create a xmlhttp request...

	// Mozilla, Safari, etc
	if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
	http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
	}

	// MSIE
	else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
	http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	}
	
	else {
	alert('Your browser settings don\'t seem to support AJAX,\n or you need to upgrade your browser :(');
	return false;
	}


// Javascript function to call as the xmlhttp request is processed and sent back
http_request.onreadystatechange = function() { alertContents(http_request); };

// Were're ready to make the xmlhttp request now...

// POST
http_request.open('POST', '/php-bin/form.mail/form.mailer.php', true);
http_request.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
http_request.setRequestHeader("Content-length", post_data.length);
http_request.setRequestHeader("Connection", "close");
http_request.send(post_data);
//alert(post_data);   // Debugging



}

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function alertContents(http_request) {
	
	/* 
	Display "Loading...", and see if the request has been responded to, and that it wasn't a 404/500 etc...
	*/
	
	if ( http_request.readyState == 4 && http_request.status == 200 ) {
	
	var thanks = /DETECT_THANKS/;
	
		if ( http_request.responseText.search(thanks) != -1 ) {
		document.getElementById("form_div_data").innerHTML = '';
		}
		else if ( http_request.responseText.search(thanks) == -1 )  {
		}
		
		document.getElementById("form_status").innerHTML = http_request.responseText;
	
	//alert(http_request.responseText);  // Debugging
	
	}
	else if ( http_request.readyState == 4 && http_request.status != 200 ) {
	document.getElementById("form_status").innerHTML = "There was a problem with the request.";
	}
	else {
	document.getElementById("form_status").innerHTML = "<b style='color: red;'>Loading...</b>";
	}


}


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