function checkFields (form) {

	// E-Mail is Required
	if (form.email.value == "") {
		alert ("Please enter a valid e-mail address");
		return false;
	}
	// Name is Required
	else if (form.contactname.value == "") {
		alert ("Please enter your name");
		return false;
	}
	// Region is Required
	else if (form.region.value == "") {
		alert ("Please choose your region from the map");
		return false;
	}
	
	else {
		return true;	
	}
}


function checkRep(form) {

	// Emails Exist
	if (form.email.value == "") {
		alert ("Please enter a valid e-mail address");
		return false;
	}
	
	// Email Addresses Match
	if (form.email.value != form.email2.value) {
		alert ("Your e-mail addresses don't match");
		return false;
	}

	// First Name Exists
	if (form.firstname.value == "") {
		alert ("Please enter your first name");
		return false;
	}

	// Lastname Exists
	if (form.lastname.value == "") {
		alert ("Please enter your last name");
		return false;
	}

	// Company Exists
	if (form.company.value == "") {
		alert ("Please enter your organization or company's name");
		return false;
	}
	
	// Email Addresses are EMAILS
	if(!echeck(form.email.value)) {
		alert ("Please enter a valid e-mail address");
		return false;
	}
	
	// Passwords exist
	if ( (form.pass1.value == "") || (form.pass2.value == "") ) {
		alert ("Your must enter your password twice.");
		return false;
	}
	
	// Passwords Match
	if (form.pass1.value != form.pass2.value) {
		alert ("Your passwords don't match");
		return false;
	}
	
	return true;
}



function echeck(str) {

		var at="@"
		var dot="."
		var lat=str.indexOf(at)
		var lstr=str.length
		var ldot=str.indexOf(dot)
		if (str.indexOf(at)==-1){
		   alert("Invalid E-mail ID")
		   return false
		}

		if (str.indexOf(at)==-1 || str.indexOf(at)==0 || str.indexOf(at)==lstr){
		   return false
		}

		if (str.indexOf(dot)==-1 || str.indexOf(dot)==0 || str.indexOf(dot)==lstr){
		    return false
		}

		 if (str.indexOf(at,(lat+1))!=-1){
		    return false
		 }

		 if (str.substring(lat-1,lat)==dot || str.substring(lat+1,lat+2)==dot){
		    return false
		 }

		 if (str.indexOf(dot,(lat+2))==-1){
		    return false
		 }
		
		 if (str.indexOf(" ")!=-1){
		    return false
		 }

 		 return true					
	}