function getSelectedValue(select_box) {
	var select_value = select_box.options[select_box.selectedIndex].value;

	return select_value;
}

function validate_form() {
	var first_name = document.getElementById('first_name');
	var last_name = document.getElementById('last_name');
	var primary_email = document.getElementById('primary_email');
	var phone1 = document.getElementById('phone1');

	if (first_name.value == '' || null) {
		alert("you must enter a value for first name.");

		first_name.style.border = '1px solid red';

		first_name.focus();

		return false;
	}

	if (last_name.value == '' || null) {
		alert("you must enter a value for last name.");

		last_name.style.border = '1px solid red';
		
		last_name.focus();
		
		return false;
	}

	if (primary_email.value == '' || null) {
		alert("you must enter a value for Primary Email.");

		primary_email.style.border = '1px solid red';
		
		primary_email.focus();
		return false;
	}

	if (phone1.value == '' || null) {
		alert("you must enter a valid phone number for Primary Phone.");

		phone1.style.border = '1px solid red';
		
		phone1.focus();
		return false;
	}
	
	return true;
}

function reset_style(elem) {
	elem.style.border = '1px solid black';
}

function mysql_timestamp()
{
	var month=new Array(12);
	month[0]="01";
	month[1]="02";
	month[2]="03";
	month[3]="04";
	month[4]="05";
	month[5]="06";
	month[6]="07";
	month[7]="08";
	month[8]="09";
	month[9]="10";
	month[10]="11";
	month[11]="12";

	var currentTime = new Date();
	return currentTime.getFullYear() + '-' + month[currentTime.getMonth()] + '-' + currentTime.getDate() + ' ' + currentTime.getHours() + ':' + currentTime.getMinutes() + ':' + currentTime.getSeconds(); 
}