//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Form validation

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


//<script language="JavaScript">

<!-- Begin
  
    function checkForm()
    {
            if (document.forms['newsForm'].selTitle.value =='')
            {
                alert("Please specify your Title");
                document.forms['newsForm'].selTitle.focus();
                return false;
            }
            
            if (document.forms['newsForm'].txtFirstName.value =='')
            {
                alert("Please specify your First Name");
                document.forms['newsForm'].txtFirstName.focus();
                return false;
            }
            
            if (document.forms['newsForm'].txtLastName.value =='')
            {
                alert("Please specify your Last Name");
                document.forms['newsForm'].txtLastName.focus();
                return false;
            }
            
            if (document.forms['newsForm'].selCountry.value =='')
            {
                alert("Please specify your Country");
                document.forms['newsForm'].selCountry.focus();
                return false;
            }
            
            if (document.forms['newsForm'].txtEmail.value =='')
            {
                alert("Please specify your Email Address");
                document.forms['newsForm'].txtEmail.focus();
                return false;
            }
            
            //Check for a vlaid email address
            var inputvalue = document.forms['newsForm'].txtEmail.value;
		    var emailPattern=/^([a-zA-Z0-9_.-])+@([a-zA-Z0-9_.-])+\.([a-zA-Z])+([a-zA-Z])+/;
		    
		    if(!emailPattern.test(inputvalue)){         
			    alert("Please specify a valid Email Address");
                document.forms['newsForm'].txtEmail.focus();
                return false; 
		    }

            return true;
    }

// End -->

//</script>