function formData2QueryString(docForm) {

	var strSubmitContent = '';
	var formElem;
	var strLastElemName = '';
	
	for (i = 0; i < docForm.elements.length; i++) {
		
		formElem = docForm.elements[i];
		switch (formElem.type) {
			// Text fields, hidden form elements
			case 'text':
			case 'hidden':
			case 'password':
			case 'textarea':
			case 'select-one':
				strSubmitContent += formElem.name + '=' + escape(formElem.value) + '&'
				break;
				
			// Radio buttons
			case 'radio':
				if (formElem.checked) {
					strSubmitContent += formElem.name + '=' + escape(formElem.value) + '&'
				}
				break;
				
			// Checkboxes
			case 'checkbox':
				if (formElem.checked) {
					// Continuing multiple, same-name checkboxes
					if (formElem.name == strLastElemName) {
						// Strip of end ampersand if there is one
						if (strSubmitContent.lastIndexOf('&') == strSubmitContent.length-1) {
							strSubmitContent = strSubmitContent.substr(0, strSubmitContent.length - 1);
						}
						// Append value as comma-delimited string
						strSubmitContent += ',' + escape(formElem.value);
					}
					else {
						strSubmitContent += formElem.name + '=' + escape(formElem.value);
					}
					strSubmitContent += '&';
					strLastElemName = formElem.name;
				}
				break;
				
		}
	}
	
	// Remove trailing separator
	strSubmitContent = strSubmitContent.substr(0, strSubmitContent.length - 1);
	return strSubmitContent;
}

function validateform (f) {

   var msg='';
   var errors=false;

   var x = f.elements;
   for (var i=0;i<x.length;i++)
   {
      if (x[i].getAttribute('required') && !x[i].value) {
         x[i].style.backgroundColor='#fe9c89';
         errors=true;
      } else {
         x[i].style.backgroundColor='#fff';
      }
   }


   if ( errors ) {
      alert('Some Required Fields Were Missing Values, These Fields Have Been Highlighted In Pink');
      return false;
   } else {
      return true;
   }
}

var notify_item_id = '';
function notifyBackorder(item_id ) { 

	notify_item_id = item_id;
	ae_prompt(notifyBackorderDo,'Please enter the email address to send the product notification to.',account_email);
}

function notifyBackorderDo(email) {
	if ( email == null ) { return false; } else { xajax_notifyBackorder(notify_item_id,email); }
}
	

// This is variable for storing callback function
var ae_cb = null;
 
// this is a simple function-shortcut
// to avoid using lengthy document.getElementById
function ae$(a) { return document.getElementById(a); }
 
// This is a main ae_prompt function
// it saves function callback 
// and sets up dialog
function ae_prompt(cb, q, a) {
	ae_cb = cb;
	ae$('aep_t').innerHTML = document.domain + ' question:';
	ae$('aep_prompt').innerHTML = q;
	ae$('aep_text').value = a;
	ae$('aep_ovrl').style.display = ae$('aep_ww').style.display = '';
	ae$('aep_text').focus();
	ae$('aep_text').select();
}
 
// This function is called when user presses OK(m=0) or Cancel(m=1) button
// in the dialog. You should not call this function directly.
function ae_clk(m) {
	// hide dialog layers 
	ae$('aep_ovrl').style.display = ae$('aep_ww').style.display = 'none';
	if (!m)  
		ae_cb(null);  // user pressed cancel, call callback with null
	else
		ae_cb(ae$('aep_text').value); // user pressed OK 
}