function isEmailAddr(email)
{
  var result = false;
  var theStr = new String(email);
  var index = theStr.indexOf("@");
  if (index > 0)
  {
    var pindex = theStr.indexOf(".",index);
    if ((pindex > index+1) && (theStr.length > pindex+1))
  result = true;
  }
  return result;
}

function validRequired(formField,fieldLabel)
{
  var result = true;
  
  if (formField.value == "")
  {
    alert('Please enter a value for the "' + fieldLabel +'" field.');
    formField.focus();
    result = false;
  }
  
  return result;
}

function validEmail(formField,fieldLabel,required)
{
  var result = true;
  
  if (required && !validRequired(formField,fieldLabel))
    result = false;

  if (result && ((formField.value.length < 3) || !isEmailAddr(formField.value)) )
  {
    alert("Please enter a complete email address in the form: yourname@yourdomain.com");
    formField.focus();
    result = false;
  }
   
  return result;

}


function validNum(formField,fieldLabel,required)
{
  var result = true;

  if (required && !validRequired(formField,fieldLabel))
    result = false;
  
   if (result)
   {
     var num = parseInt(formField.value,10);
     if (isNaN(num))
     {
       alert('Please enter a number for the "' + fieldLabel +'" field.');
      formField.focus();    
      result = false;
    }
  } 
  
  return result;
}

function validDate(formField,fieldLabel,required)
{
  var result = true;

  if (required && !validRequired(formField,fieldLabel))
    result = false;
  
   if (result)
   {
     var elems = formField.value.split("/");
     
     result = (elems.length == 3); // should be three components
     
     if (result)
     {
       var month = parseInt(elems[0],10);
        var day = parseInt(elems[1],10);
       var year = parseInt(elems[2],10);
      result = !isNaN(month) && (month > 0) && (month < 13) &&
            !isNaN(day) && (day > 0) && (day < 32) &&
            !isNaN(year) && (elems[2].length == 4);
     }
     
      if (!result)
     {
      alert('Please enter a date in the format MM/DD/YYYY for the "' + fieldLabel +'" field.');
      formField.focus();    
    }
  } 
  
  return result;
}
function validateSelect(formField, fieldLabel,required){
	 var result = true;
	 
	 if (required && formField.options[formField.selectedIndex].value==""){
	 	result =  false;
	 	
	 	if(!result){
	 		alert('Please select a value for the "' + fieldLabel +'" field.');
      		formField.focus();    
	 	}
	 }
	  return result;	
}

function validateCheckBox(formField, fieldLabel, required){
	var result= true;
	
	if (required && !(formField.checked)){
		result = false;
		
		if(!result){
	 		alert('You must check the  "' + fieldLabel +'" box.');
      		formField.focus();    
	 	}
	}	
	return result;
}