function checkemail(frm){
	var str=frm.email.value;
//	var filter=/^([\w-]+(?:\.[\w-]+)*)@((?:[\w-]+\.)*\w[\w-]{0,66})\.([a-z]{2,6}(?:\.[a-z]{2})?)$/i
	atpos = str.indexOf("@"); //5
	stoppos = str.lastIndexOf("."); //6

	
	if (stoppos > 0 && atpos > 0 && stoppos > atpos && stoppos - atpos > 1)
		ck=true
	else{
		alert("Please input a valid email address!")
		ck=false
	}
	return ck;
}

function check_post_comment(frm){
	var fsub = true, err, ctr=0, fld_focus;
	var err = "The ff fields must not be empty/invalid: \n\n";

	if(frm.comment_name.value.length < 1){
		if(fsub == true) fld_focus = frm.comment_name;
		fsub = false;
		err += ++ctr+". Name \n";
	}
	if(frm.comment_email.value.length < 1 || frm.comment_email.value.indexOf('@') == -1){
		if(fsub == true) fld_focus = frm.comment_email;
		fsub = false;
		err += ++ctr+". Email \n";
	}
	if(frm.comment_comment.value.length < 1){
		if(fsub == true) fld_focus = frm.comment_comment;
		fsub = false;
		err += ++ctr+". Comment \n";
	}
	
	if(fsub == false){
		alert(err);
		fld_focus.focus();
	}
	return(fsub);
}
//	alert('test');
//function check_employment(frm){
//	alert('test');
//}

function check_employment(frm){
	var fsub = true, err, ctr=0, fld_focus;
	var err = "The ff fields must not be empty/invalid: \n\n";

	if(frm.country_residence.value.length < 1){
		if(fsub == true) fld_focus = frm.country_residence;
		fsub = false;
		err += ++ctr+". Country of Residence \n";
	}
	if(frm.firstName.value.length < 1){
		if(fsub == true) fld_focus = frm.firstName;
		fsub = false;
		err += ++ctr+". First Name \n";
	}
	if(frm.middleInitial.value.length < 1){
		if(fsub == true) fld_focus = frm.middleInitial;
		fsub = false;
		err += ++ctr+". Middle Initial \n";
	}
	if(frm.lastName.value.length < 1){
		if(fsub == true) fld_focus = frm.lastName;
		fsub = false;
		err += ++ctr+". Last Name \n";
	}
	if(frm.address1.value.length < 1){
		if(fsub == true) fld_focus = frm.address1;
		fsub = false;
		err += ++ctr+". Address 1 \n";
	}
	if(frm.city.value.length < 1){
		if(fsub == true) fld_focus = frm.city;
		fsub = false;
		err += ++ctr+". City \n";
	}
	if(frm.state.value.length < 1){
		if(fsub == true) fld_focus = frm.state;
		fsub = false;
		err += ++ctr+". State \n";
	}
	if(frm.zipCode.value.length < 1){
		if(fsub == true) fld_focus = frm.zipCode;
		fsub = false;
		err += ++ctr+". Zip Code \n";
	}
	if(frm.Country.value.length < 1){
		if(fsub == true) fld_focus = frm.Country;
		fsub = false;
		err += ++ctr+". Country \n";
	}
	if(frm.email.value.length < 1){
		if(fsub == true) fld_focus = frm.email;
		fsub = false;
		err += ++ctr+". Email \n";
	}
	

	
	if(fsub == false){
		alert(err);
		fld_focus.focus();
	}
	return(fsub);
}