function validEmail(formField,fieldLabel,required)
{
	var result = true;
	
	if (required && !validRequired(formField,fieldLabel))
		result = false;

	if (result && ((formField.value.length < 3) || !isEmailAddr(formField.value)) )
	{
		alert("Please enter a complete email address in the form: yourname@yourdomain.com");
		formField.focus();
		result = false;
	}   
  return result;
}
function isEmailAddr(email)
{
  var result = false;
  var theStr = new String(email);
  var index = theStr.indexOf("@");
  if (index > 0)
  {
    var pindex = theStr.indexOf(".",index);
    if ((pindex > index+1) && (theStr.length > pindex+1))
	result = true;
  }
  return result;
}
function validRequired(formField,fieldLabel)
{
	var result = true;
	
	if (formField.value == "")
	{
		alert('Please enter a value for the "' + fieldLabel +'" field.');
		formField.focus();
		result = false;
	}	
	return result;
}
function validSSN(formField, fieldLabel)
{
	var result = true;
	var SSNum = new String(formField.value);
	
	var regex = /^[0-9]{3,3}\-[0-9]{2,2}\-[0-9]{4,4}$/;
	if (regex.test(SSNum) == false)
	{
		alert('Please enter a valid "' + fieldLabel + '"in this format xxx-xx-xxxx.');
		formField.focus();
		result = false;
	}
	return result;
}
function validPhone(formField, fieldLabel)
{
	var result = true;
	var pNum = new String(formField.value);	
	var regex = /^[0-9]{3,3}\-[0-9]{3,3}\-[0-9]{4,4}$/;
	if (regex.test(pNum) == false)
	{
		alert('Please enter a valid "' + fieldLabel + '"in this format xxx-xxx-xxxx.');
		formField.focus();
		result = false;
	}
	return result;
}
function validDOB(formField, fieldLabel)
{
	var result = true;
	var dob = new String(formField.value);
	
	var regex = /^[0-9]{2,2}\/[0-9]{2,2}\/[0-9]{4,4}$/;
	if (regex.test(dob) == false)
	{
		alert('Please enter a valid "' + fieldLabel + '"in this format mm/dd/yyyy.');
		formField.focus();
		result = false;
	}
	return result;
}