<!--
		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 validateOpname(fld) 
		{
		    var error = "";
		    var illegalChars = /\W/; // allow letters, numbers, and underscores
		 
		    if (fld.value == "") {
		        fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
		        error = "You didn't enter an operative name.\n";
		    } else if ((fld.value.length < 3) || (fld.value.length > 30)) {
		        fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
		        error = "The operative name is the wrong length.\n";
		    } else if (illegalChars.test(fld.value)) {
		        fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
		        error = "The operative name contains illegal characters.\n";
		    } else {
		        fld.style.background = 'White';
		    }
		    return error;
		}
		
		function validatePassword(fld) 
		{
		    var error = "";
		    var illegalChars = /[\W_]/; // allow only letters and numbers 
		 
		    if (fld.value == "") {
		        fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
		        error = "You didn't enter a password.\n";
		    } else if ((fld.value.length < 7) || (fld.value.length > 15)) {
		        error = "The password is the wrong length. \n";
		        fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
		    } else if (illegalChars.test(fld.value)) {
		        error = "The password contains illegal characters.\n";
		        fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
		    } else if (!((fld.value.search(/(a-z)+/)) && (fld.value.search(/(0-9)+/)))) {
		        error = "The password must contain at least one numeral.\n";
		        fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
		    } 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 = 'Yellow';
		        error = "You didn't enter an email address.\n";
		    } else if (!emailFilter.test(tfld)) {              //test email for illegal characters
		        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 validatePhone(fld) 
		{
		    var error = "";
		    var stripped = fld.value.replace(/[\(\)\.\-\ ]/g, '');    
		
		   	if (isNaN(parseInt(stripped)) && (fld.value != "")) {
		        error = "The phone number contains illegal characters.\n";
		        fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
		    } else if (!(stripped.length == 10) && (fld.value != "")) {
		        error = "The phone number is the wrong length. Make sure you included an area code.\n";
		        fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
		    }
		    return error;
		}
		function validateFormOnSubmit(rForm) 
		{
			var message = "";
			
			message += validateOpname(rForm.opname);
			message += validatePassword(rForm.password);
			message += validateEmail(rForm.email);
			message += validatePhone(rForm.cellphone);
			  
			if (message != "") 
			{
				alert("Please correct the following:\n" + message);
				return false;
			}
			
			return true;	
		}
		
		function validateLogin(rForm) 
		{
			var message = "";
			
			message += validatePassword(rForm.password);
			message += validateEmail(rForm.email);
			  
			if (message != "") 
			{
				alert("Please correct the following:\n" + message);
				return false;
			}
			
			return true;	
		}

// -->