// function check to see if object is null

function validateRequired(theField,theFieldName){
var result;
	if (theField.value==""){
		result=false;
		alert(theFieldName + ' is a Required field');
		theField.focus();}
	else{result=true;}
return result;
}




// function validates the login form
function validateLogin(theForm){

if (!validateRequired(theForm.email,'Email Address')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.password,'Password')){return false};
theForm.submit();
return true;
}

// function validates the login form
function validateRecoverPassword(theForm){

if (!validateRequired(theForm.email,'Email Address')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.zip,'Zip')){return false};
theForm.submit();

return true;
}


// function validates the Profile form
function validateUpdateProfile(theForm){

if (!validateRequired(theForm.first,'First Name')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.last,'Last Name')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.city,'City')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.country,'Country')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.zip,'Zip')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.subscription,'Subscription')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.email,'email')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.password,'password')){return false};
theForm.submit();
return true;
}

// function validates the aProfile form
function validateUpdateAdProfile(theForm){

if (!validateRequired(theForm.first,'First Name')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.last,'Last Name')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.city,'City')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.country,'Country')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.zip,'Zip')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.subscription,'Subscription')){return false};

if (theForm.extendLength.value != "" && theForm.extendDuration.value=="" ||
	theForm.extendDuration.value !="" && theForm.extendLength.value == ""
){alert('Please select the Length and Duration.');theForm.extendLength.focus();return false};



if (!validateRequired(theForm.email,'email')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.password,'password')){return false};
theForm.submit();
return true;
}

// function validates the login form
function validateSubscriber(theForm){

if (!validateRequired(theForm.first,'First Name')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.last,'Last Name')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.city,'City')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.country,'Country')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.zip,'Zip')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.subscription,'Subscription')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.email,'email')){return false};
if (!validateRequired(theForm.password,'password')){return false};
theForm.submit();
return true;
}