email form as2 code to as3

Hi all,
i have this email form that works with as2 but i need it to work with as3. If someone is bothered please help.

AS2 code:
email_txt.restrict = "a-z_.@0-9";
email_txt.maxChars = 40;

name_txt.restrict = "A-Za-zÃ�áÉéêÃ*Ã�ãõç ";
name_txt.maxChars = 40;

comments_txt.restrict = "0-9A-Za-zÃ�áÉéêÃ*Ã�ãõç!?.+\- ";
comments_txt.maxChars = 200;

comments_txt.onSetFocus = function()
{
status_txt.text = '';
}
email_txt.onSetFocus = name_txt.onSetFocus = phone_txt.onSetFocus = comments_txt.onSetFocus;

status_txt.text = 'All fields required';


submit_btn.onRelease = function()
{
var email = email_txt.text;
var namee = name_txt.text;
var comment = comment_txt.text;

// are all the fields filled?
if (namee == '') {
status_txt.text = "You need to fill in your Name.";
return;
}

if (email == '') {
status_txt.text = "You need to fill in your E-mail.";
return;
}
// you should also validate the email address

if (comment == '') {
status_txt.text = "Please, don't forget your Comment!";
return;
}

// yes, all fields filled
sendEmail(name, email, comment);

// sending data...
status_txt.text = "Processing mail form...";

// prevent submitting again by disabling the button
this.enabled = false;
};


function sendEmail(name, email, comment)
{
var myData = new LoadVars();

myData.name = name;
myData.email = email;
myData.comment = comment;

myData.onLoad = function(ok) {
if (ok) {
status_txt.text = this.message;
} else {
status_txt.text = "There was an error. Try again later.";
}
submit_btn.enabled = true;
};

myData.sendAndLoad('contactform.php', myData, 'POST');
}

namee should be name btw

PHP Code:

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email_txt.restrict = "a-z_.@0-9";
email_txt.maxChars = 40;

name_txt.restrict = "A-Za-zÃ�áÉéêÃ*Ã�ãõç ";
name_txt.maxChars = 40;

comments_txt.restrict = "0-9A-Za-zÃ�áÉéêÃ*Ã�ãõç!?.+\- ";
comments_txt.maxChars = 200;

function clearText(event:Event){
    event.currentTarget.text = "";
};
email_txt.addEventListener("focusIn",clearText);
name_txt.addEventListener("focusIn",clearText);
phone_txt.addEventListener("focusIn",clearText);
comments_txt.addEventListener("focusIn",clearText);

status_txt.text = 'All fields required';

function submitForm(event:Event){
    if(name_txt.text == ""){
        status_txt.text = "You need to fill in your Name.";
        return false;
    }
    if(email_txt.text == ""){
        status_txt.text = "You need to fill in your E-mail.";
        return false;
    }
    if(comments_txt.text == ""){
        status_txt.text = "Please, don't forget your Comment!";
        return false;
    };
    var variables:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
    variables.sender = name_txt.text;
    variables.email = email_txt.text;
    variables.comment = comment_txt.text;
    var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest();
    request.url = "contactform.php";
    request.method = URLRequestMethod.POST;
    request.data = variables;
    var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
    loader.load(request);
};

submit_btn.addEventListener("click",submitForm); 


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