function def(){
 	document.search.searchstr.focus();
	
}

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 trimBlank(checkString){
   var newString = "";
   if (checkString.length > 0){
      for (i=0; i<checkString.length; i++)  {
         if (checkString.charAt(i) != " ") newString += checkString.charAt(i)
      }
   }
return newString
}

function test(theval){
if (trimBlank(theval) == "") alert('type your message here')
else alert(theval)
}


function retcon(){
if (trimBlank(document.contact.name.value) ==""){
alert ("Please enter your  Name");
 document.contact.name.focus();
 return false; 
}else if (trimBlank(document.contact.company.value) ==""){
alert ("Please enter your Company")
 document.contact.company.focus();
return false;
}else if (trimBlank(document.contact.tel.value) ==""){
alert ("Please enter your Telephone number")
 document.contact.tel.focus();
return false;
}else if  (!isEmailAddr(document.contact.email.value)){
   alert("Please enter a correct email address: name@yourdomain.com");
   document.contact.email.focus();
  return false; 
}else if (trimBlank(document.contact.start.value) ==""){
alert ("Please enter Approximate start date!")
   document.contact.start.focus();
return false;
}else{
return true;
} 
}

function valsearch (){

if (trimBlank(document.search.searchstr.value) ==""){
alert ("Please enter your Search Criteria");
 document.search.searchstr.focus();
 return false; 
}else{
return true; 
	}
}


function valsub (){

if (trimBlank(document.subscribe.customer_email.value) ==""){
alert ("Please enter your Email Address");
 document.subscribe.customer_email.focus();
 return false; 
}else if (trimBlank(document.subscribe.customer_email.value) ==""){
alert ("Please enter a correct email address: name@yourdomain.com")
 document.subscribe.customer_email.focus();
return false;
}else if  (!isEmailAddr(document.subscribe.customer_email.value)){
   alert("Please enter a correct email address: name@yourdomain.com");
   document.subscribe.customer_email.focus();
  return false; 
}else{
return true; 
	}
}