//http://www.webcheatsheet.com/javascript/form_validation.php


function validateForm(theForm) {
    var reason = "";
    reason += validateEmail(theForm.email);
    reason += validateEmpty(theForm.email);

    if (reason != "") {
        alert("Some fields need correction:\n" + reason);
        return false;
    }

    return true;
}

function validateEmpty(fld) {
    var error = "";

    if (fld.value.length == 0) {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
        error = "The required field has not been filled in.\n"
    } else {
        fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;
}

function trim(s) {
    return s.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/, '');
}

function validateEmail(fld) {
    var error = "";
    var tfld = trim(fld.value);
    var emailFilter = /^[^@]+@[^@.]+\.[^@]*\w\w$/;
    var illegalChars = /[\(\)\<\>\,\;\:\\\"\[\]]/;

    if (fld.value == "") {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
        error = "You didn't enter an email address.\n";
    } else if (!emailFilter.test(tfld)) {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
        error = "Please enter a valid email address.\n";
    } else if (fld.value.match(illegalChars)) {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
        error = "The email address contains illegal characters.\n";
    } else {
        fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;
}

function confirmdelete() {
	return confirm("Are you sure you want to delete?");
}