//  email is invalid if == /(@.*@)|(\.\.)|(@\.)|(\.@)|(^\.)/ || != /^.+\@(\[?)[a-zA-Z0-9\-\.]+\.([a-zA-Z]{2,3}|[0-9]{1,3})(\]?)$/)

// A utility function that returns true if a string contains only
// whitespace characters.
function isblank(s)
{
    for(var i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
        var c = s.charAt(i);
        if ( (c != ' ') && (c != '\n') && (c != '\t')) return false;
    }
    return true;
}

// This is the function that performs form verification. It will be invoked
// from the onSubmit() event handler. The handler should return whatever
// value this function returns.
function verify(f)
{
    var msg;
    var empty_fields = "";
    var errors = "";
    var goodemail = new RegExp("^.+\@(\[?)[a-zA-Z0-9\-\.]+\.([a-zA-Z]{2,3}|[0-9]{1,3})(\]?)$)","gi");
	var isradio=0; // is there a radio button
	var chkd=0;  //is the radio button checked?

    // Loop through the elements of the form, looking for all
    // text and textarea elements that don't have an "optional" property
    // defined. Then, check for fields that are empty and make a list of them.
    // Also, if any of these elements have a "min" or a "max" property defined,
    // then verify that they are numbers and that they are in the right range.
    // Put together error messages for fields that are wrong.
    for(var i = 0; i < f.length; i++) {
        var e = f.elements[i];
//                empty_fields += "\n          " + e.name + " " + e.value + " " + e.type;
        if (e.type == "select-one") {
            // now check if  the ddlb is at 0
            if  (e.value == 1) {
                empty_fields += "\n          " + e.name;
                continue;
            }
          }
        if (((e.type == "text") || (e.type == "textarea")) && !e.optional) {
            // first check if the field is empty
            if ((e.value == null) || (e.value == "") || isblank(e.value)) {
                empty_fields += "\n          " + e.name;
                continue;
            }

		  if (e.name == 'email') {
			  if (  !(goodemail.test(e.value)) ) {
				errors += "- The Email address does not appear to be valid";
				   continue;
				}
		  }
            // Now check for fields that are supposed to be numeric.
            if (e.numeric || (e.min != null) || (e.max != null)) {
                var v = parseFloat(e.value);
                if (isNaN(v) ||
                    ((e.min != null) && (v < e.min)) ||
                    ((e.max != null) && (v > e.max))) {
                    errors += "- The field " + e.name + " must be a number";
                    if (e.min != null)
                        errors += " that is greater than " + e.min;
                    if (e.max != null && e.min != null)
                        errors += " and less than " + e.max;
                    else if (e.max != null)
                        errors += " that is less than " + e.max;
                    errors += ".\n";
                }
            }
        }
		if (e.type == 'radio') {
			isradio=1;
			if (e.checked) {
				chkd=1;
			}
		}
    }
	if (isradio && !chkd) {
		empty_fields += "\n          Subscribe/Unsubscribe";
	}

    // Now, if there were any errors, display the messages, and
    // return false to prevent the form from being submitted.
    // Otherwise return true.
    if (!empty_fields && !errors) return true;

    msg  = "______________________________________________________\n\n"
    msg += "The form was not submitted because of the following error(s).\n";
    msg += "Please correct these error(s) and re-submit.\n";
    msg += "______________________________________________________\n\n"

    if (empty_fields) {
        msg += "- The following required field(s) are empty:"
                + empty_fields + "\n";
        if (errors) msg += "\n";
    }
    msg += errors;
    alert(msg);
    return false;
}