// determine whether a text field on a form is empty
function isEmpty(inputStr){
	if (inputStr == null || inputStr == ""){
		return true;}
	return false;}
//validate eMail addresses
function validateEmail(EmailValue){
var bFormValidate = new Boolean(true);
var at="@"
var dot="."
var lat=EmailValue.indexOf(at)
var lstr=EmailValue.length
var ldot=EmailValue.indexOf(dot)
if (EmailValue.indexOf(at)==-1){
	bFormValidate = false;}
if (EmailValue.indexOf(at)==-1 || EmailValue.indexOf(at)==0 || EmailValue.indexOf(at)==lstr){
	bFormValidate = false;}
if (EmailValue.indexOf(dot)==-1 || EmailValue.indexOf(dot)==0 || EmailValue.indexOf(dot)==lstr){
	bFormValidate = false;}
if (EmailValue.indexOf(at,(lat+1))!=-1){
	bFormValidate = false;}
if (EmailValue.substring(lat-1,lat)==dot || EmailValue.substring(lat+1,lat+2)==dot){
	bFormValidate = false;}
if (EmailValue.indexOf(dot,(lat+2))==-1){
	bFormValidate = false;}
if (EmailValue.indexOf(" ")!=-1){
	bFormValidate = false;}
return bFormValidate;}
//validate email verification form
function valContact(){
var Form 		= document.forms[0];
var NameValue		= new String(Form.Name.value);
var EmailValue 		= new String(Form.Email.value);
var AlertMessage	= new String("We cannot process your information request\nbecause the following items are missing from\nyour form submittal:\n\n");
bFormValidate		= new Boolean(true);
if(isEmpty(NameValue)){
	AlertMessage += "Your Name\n";
	bFormValidate = false;}
if(isEmpty(EmailValue)){
	AlertMessage += "Your Email Address\n";
	bFormValidate = false;}
else if(!validateEmail(EmailValue)){
	AlertMessage += "A properly formatted eMail Address\n";
	bFormValidate = false;}
// if any alert strings were generated, then construct the message and send it in an alert box
if (bFormValidate == false){
	alert(AlertMessage+ "\nPlease check the form, and then click the\n\"Submit\" button again. Thanks.");}
//otherwise, process the form
if (bFormValidate == true){
	Form.submit();}}