var problemArray = new Array();

function dispSubmit(field,action){
    if(problemArray.length != 0){
        for(var i = 0; i < problemArray.length; i++){
            if(problemArray[i] == field){    
                place = i;
                break;
            }else{
                place = -12;
            }
        }
    }else{
        place = -50;
    }
    if(action == "add" && place < 0){
        problemArray.splice(problemArray.length,0,field);
    }else if(action == "remove" && place >= 0){
        problemArray.splice(place,1);
    }
     <!--DISPLAY ERROR OR SUBMIT BUTTION-->
    //if(problemArray.length != 0){
//        document.getElementById('submitholder').innerHTML = "There seems to be a problem with one or more of your fields";
//    }else{
//        document.getElementById('submitholder').innerHTML = '<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit" />';
//    }
}


<!--TRIM ALL LEADING AND FOLLOWING WHITESPACE IN A STRING-->
//function trimString (str) {
//  return str.replace(/^s+/g, '').replace(/s+$/g, '');
//}

<!--HIGHLIGHT EMPTY FIELDS THAT ARE REQUIRED-->
//function hiliteRequired(startValFROM,place){
//    <!--DEFINE THE ID'S OF THE REQUIRED FIELDS-->
//    var requiredFields = new Array()
//        requiredFields[0] = "userfield"
//        requiredFields[1] = "emailfield"
//        requiredFields[2] = "testfield"
//        requiredFields[3] = "testoption"
//    
//    var pos = requiredFields.length;
//    for(var i = 0; i < requiredFields.length; i++){
//        if(requiredFields[i] == startValFROM){
//            pos = i;
//        }else{
//            if (pos > place){
//                pos = place;
//            }else{
//                pos = pos;
//            }
//        }
//    }
//    <!--HIGHLIGHT EMPTY FIELDS-->
//    for(var x = 0; x < pos; x++){
//        if(trimString(document.getElementById(requiredFields[x]).value) == ""){
//            document.getElementById(requiredFields[x]).className = 'skipped';
//            dispSubmit(requiredFields[x],'add');
//        }else if(document.getElementById(requiredFields[x]).className != "error"){
//            document.getElementById(requiredFields[x]).className = 'noclass';
//            dispSubmit(requiredFields[x],'remove');
//        }
//    }
//    <!--FIX FOR IF THE USER WERE TO NAVIGATE THE FORM IN REVERSE-->
//    for(var y = 0; y < requiredFields.length; y++){
//        if(trimString (document.getElementById(requiredFields[y]).value) != "" && document.getElementById(requiredFields[y]).className != "error"){
//            document.getElementById(requiredFields[y]).className = 'noclass';
//            dispSubmit(requiredFields[y],'remove');
//        }
//    }
//}
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 = createRequestObject();

function validateForm(txtfield){
var url = 'templates/validate_sql.php?field=';
    var url2;
    var username = document.getElementById('userfield').value;
    var email = document.getElementById('emailfield').value;
	if (txtfield == "userfield"){
        url2 = txtfield+unescape("%26userfield=")+username;
    }else if(txtfield == "emailfield"){
        url2 = txtfield+unescape("%26emailfield=")+email;
    }
	url += url2;
	
    http.open('get', url);
    http.onreadystatechange = handleResponse;
    http.send(null);
}
function handleResponse() {
    if(http.readyState == 4){
		
        var response = http.responseText;
        var UPDATE = new Array();
        <!--LOOP THROUGH THE RESPONSES-->
        if(response.indexOf('|' != -1)) {
            UPDATE = response.split('|');
			//alert(UPDATE[0].id);
			//alert(document.getElementById(UPDATE[0]).id);
			if(UPDATE[1] == '!error'){
				document.getElementById('submit1').disabled = false;
			}
			if(UPDATE[1] != '!error'){
                document.getElementById(UPDATE[0]).className = 'error';
				//document.getElementById('userfield').className = 'error';
				
				document.getElementById('submit1').disabled="disabled";
                document.getElementById(UPDATE[0]+'_container').innerHTML = UPDATE[1];
                dispSubmit(UPDATE[0],'add');
            }else if(UPDATE[1] == '!error'){
                if(document.getElementById(UPDATE[0]).className != 'skipped'){
                    document.getElementById(UPDATE[0]).className = 'noclass';
                }
                document.getElementById(UPDATE[0]+'_container').innerHTML = "";
                
            }
        }
    }
}//end function