function fillCategory(){ 
 // this function is used to fill the category list on load
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Alabama", "Alabama", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Alaska", "Alaska", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Arizona", "Arizona", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Arkansas", "Arkansas", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "California", "California", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Colorado", "Colorado", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Connecticut", "Connecticut", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Delaware", "Delaware", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "District of Columbia", "District of Columbia", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Florida", "Florida", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Georgia", "Georgia", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Georgia", "Georgia", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Idaho", "Idaho", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Illinois", "Illinois", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Indiana", "Indiana", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Iowa", "Iowa", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Kansas", "Kansas", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Kentucky", "Kentucky", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Louisiana", "Louisiana", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Maine", "Maine", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Maryland", "Maryland", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Massachusetts", "Massachusetts", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Michigan", "Michigan", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Minnesota", "Minnesota", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Mississippi", "Mississippi", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Missouri", "Missouri", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Montana", "Montana", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Nebraska", "Nebraska", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Nevada", "Nevada", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "New Hampshire", "New Hampshire", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "New Jersey", "New Jersey", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "New Mexico", "New Mexico", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "New York", "New York", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "North Carolina", "North Carolina", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "North Dakota", "North Dakota", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Ohio", "Ohio", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Oklahoma", "Oklahoma", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Oregon", "Oregon", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Pennsylvania", "Pennsylvania", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Rhode Island", "Rhode Island", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "South Carolina", "South Carolina", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "South Dakota", "South Dakota", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Tennessee", "Tennessee", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Texas", "Texas", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Utah", "Utah", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Vermont", "Vermont", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Virginia", "Virginia", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Washington", "Washington", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "West Virginia", "West Virginia", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Wisconsin", "Wisconsin", "");
addOption(document.drop_list.Category, "Wyoming", "Wyoming", "");


}

function SelectSubCat(){
// ON selection of category this function will work
removeAllOptions(document.drop_list.SubCat);
addOption(document.drop_list.SubCat, "/register/coming-soon", "", "");

if(document.drop_list.Category.value == 'South Carolina'){
addOption(document.drop_list.SubCat,"/register/charleston", "Charleston");
}
if(document.drop_list.Category.value == 'Virginia'){
addOption(document.drop_list.SubCat,"/register/charlottesville", "Charlottesville", "");
}
if(document.drop_list.Category.value == 'New Jersey'){
addOption(document.drop_list.SubCat,"/register/new-jersey", "North Central", "");
}

}
////////////////// 

function removeAllOptions(selectbox)
{
	var i;
	for(i=selectbox.options.length-1;i>=0;i--)
	{
		//selectbox.options.remove(i);
		selectbox.remove(i);
	}
}


function addOption(selectbox, value, text )
{
	var optn = document.createElement("OPTION");
	optn.text = text;
	optn.value = value;

	selectbox.options.add(optn);
}