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 emailChar(email)
{
  var result = true;
  var validchars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789@.-_";

	for (var i=0; i < email.length; i++) 
	{
    	var letter = email.charAt(i).toLowerCase();
	    if (validchars.indexOf(letter) != -1)		
	      continue;		
		result = false;
	    break;
  	}	

  return result;
}
//-----------------------------------------------
function validPhoneNumber(formField,fieldLabel,required)
{
  var result = true;
  var thestring = formField.value;  
//  var thenum = parseInt(formField.value);
  var digit = thestring.substring(0,2);
  
  if (required && !validRequired(formField,fieldLabel))
    result = false;
  
   if (result)
   {	    
	  
	  var validchars = "0123456789 ";
	  
	for (var i=0; i < thestring.length; i++) 
	{
    	var letter = thestring.charAt(i).toLowerCase();
	    if (validchars.indexOf(letter) != -1)		
	      continue;		
		  alert ('Phone numbers can only contain numbers');
		  formField.focus();
		result = false;
	    break;
  	}	
	  
	  if(thestring.length < 10)
	  {
		  alert("That number is too short");
		  formField.focus(); 
		  result = false;
	  }
		  
	  else if (thestring.charAt(0)!= '0')
	  {
	      alert('The phone number must begin with a 0');
	      formField.focus();    
    	  result = false;
	  }
	  
	  else if(digit != '01' && digit != '02' && digit != '07' && digit != '08' && digit != '09')
	  {
	  	  alert('UK phone numbers cannot begin with those digits');
	      formField.focus();    
    	  result = false;
	  }
	  
  }   
  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 an email address in the form: yourname@yourdomain.com");
    formField.focus();
    result = false;
  }
  
	else if (result && ((formField.value.length < 3) || !emailChar(formField.value)) )
	{
		alert('That email address contains invalid characters.');
		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);
     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 day = parseInt(elems[0],10);
        var month = 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 DD/MM/YYYY for the "' + fieldLabel +'" field.');
      formField.focus();    
    }
  } 
  
  return result;
}

//===============================================================================
function validateForm(theForm)
{
  // Customize these calls for your form

  // Start ------->
  if(!validRequired(theForm.input1,"Event Date"))
	    return false;
  if(!validRequired(theForm.eventtype,"Event Type"))
	    return false;
  if(!validRequired(theForm.attendance,"Attendance"))
	    return false;		
	if (!validRequired(theForm.customername,"Name"))
    	return false;
	if(!validRequired(theForm.telnum,"Phone Number"))
	    return false;
	if(!validRequired(theForm.email,"E-Mail"))
	    return false;
	if(!validRequired(theForm.housenum,"House Number"))
	    return false; 
	//if(!validRequired(theForm.address,"Address"))
	  //  return false;  	
	if(!validRequired(theForm.postcode,"Post Code"))
	    return false; 
  // <--------- End
  
  return true;
}