function validateFormOnSubmit(theForm) {
var reason = "";

reason += validateSelect(theForm.optone);
reason += validateEmpty(theForm.country);
reason += validateEmpty(theForm.serial);
reason += validateEmpty(theForm.name);
reason += validateEmpty(theForm.last);
reason += validateEmpty(theForm.company);
reason += validateEmpty(theForm.address);
reason += validateEmpty(theForm.city);
reason += validateEmpty(theForm.state);
reason += validateEmpty(theForm.zip);
reason += validateEmail(theForm.email);
reason += validateArea(theForm.area);
reason += validatePhone(theForm.ph2);
reason += validateArea(theForm.ph1);





/*  reason += validateEmpty(theForm.company);
    reason += validateEmpty(theForm.state);
	  reason += validateEmpty(theForm.name);
	    reason += validateEmail(theForm.email);
		    reason += validatePhone(theForm.phone);
			  reason += validateEmpty(theForm.message);
			  reason += validateEmpty(theForm.country);
			  */

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

//alert("All fields are filled correctly");
  return true;
}


function validateSelect(fld) {
    var error = "";
 
    if (fld.value == " ") {
        fld.style.background = '#FFD3D3'; 
        error = "The required field has not been filled in.\n"
    } else {
        fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;  
}





function validateEmpty(fld) {
    var error = "";
 
    if (fld.value.length == 0) {
        fld.style.background = '#FFD3D3'; 
        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+$/, '');
}
function validateEmail(fld) {
    var error="";
    var tfld = trim(fld.value);                        // value of field with whitespace trimmed off
    var emailFilter = /^[^@]+@[^@.]+\.[^@]*\w\w$/ ;
    var illegalChars= /[\(\)\<\>\,\;\:\\\"\[\]]/ ;
   
    if (fld.value == "") {
        fld.style.background = '#FFD3D3';
        error = "You didn't enter an email address.\n";
    } else if (!emailFilter.test(tfld)) {              //test email for illegal characters
        fld.style.background = '#FFD3D3w';
        error = "Please enter a valid email address.\n";
    } else if (fld.value.match(illegalChars)) {
        fld.style.background = '#FFD3D3';
        error = "The email address contains illegal characters.\n";
    } else {
        fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;
}
function validatePhone(fld) {
    var error = "";
    var stripped = fld.value.replace(/[\(\)\.\-\ ]/g, '');    

   if (fld.value == "") {
        error = "You didn't enter a phone number.\n";
        fld.style.background = '#FFD3D3';
    } else if (isNaN(parseInt(stripped))) {
        error = "The phone number contains illegal characters.\n";
        fld.style.background = '#FFD3D3';
		    } else {
        fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;
}

function validateArea(fld) {
    var error = "";
    var stripped = fld.value.replace(/[\(\)\.\-\ ]/g, '');    

   if (fld.value == "") {
        error = "You didn't enter a phone number.\n";
        fld.style.background = '#FFD3D3';
    } else if (isNaN(parseInt(stripped))) {
        error = "The phone number contains illegal characters.\n";
        fld.style.background = '#FFD3D3';
		  
		
    } else if (!(stripped.length == 3)) {
        error = "The phone number is the wrong length. Make sure you included an area code.\n";
        fld.style.background = '#FFD3D3';
  
	} else {
        fld.style.background = 'White';
	}
    return error;
}