function sendEmail(email, mess)
{
	new Ajax.Request('ajax/email_ddbstock.php?users_email='+email+'&users_message='+mess,
	{
    	method:'get',
	   	onSuccess: function(transport){
	
		var response = transport.responseText || "no response text";
			// clear out the textarea on contact.php
			
	   	},
    	onFailure: function(){ alert('Something went wrong...') }
	});
}


function checkFields()
{

	email = document.getElementById('users_email').value
	//mess = document.getElementById('users_message').value
	
	if (email.length == 0)
	{
			alert ("must provide your email address")
	}
	else if ((document.getElementById('users_message').value.length < 1) || (document.getElementById('users_message').value == "Message"))
	{
		alert ("must provide a message")
	}
	else
	{
		sendEmail(email, document.getElementById('users_message').value)

	}
}