function setCountry(selectMenu) {
            
            var val = selectMenu.value;
            
            if(val != '' && val != 9){
                document.getElementById('Australia').selected = true;
            }
            else{
                document.getElementById('selectCountry').selected = true;
            }
        }
        
        



var acceptedFileTypes = new Array('doc','txt', 'pdf', 'rtf', 'html', 'htm');



function showApplicationForm(value){
    if(value.length == 0) return;
    window.location.href = 'newApplication.htm?pc='+value;

}

function addMarkerToElement(element){
 	var marker = document.createElement("p");
        marker.setAttribute("class", "error");
        marker.appendChild(document.createTextNode("*"));
        element.appendChild(marker);
}

function removeMarkerFromElement(element){
	element.removeChild(element.childNodes[1]);
}

function togglePreferredContactMarker(preferredMethod, element){
	
	if(preferredMethod=='Email'){
		if(element.childNodes.length != 2){
			addMarkerToElement(element);
		}
	}
	else if(preferredMethod =='Postal'){
		if(element.childNodes.length == 2){
                        removeMarkerFromElement(element);
                }

	}
}