//START OF VALIDATION SCRIPT
function frmCONTACT_Validator(theForm)
{

//NAME FIELD
// check to see if the name field is blank
  if (theForm.name.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter your name.");
    theForm.name.focus();
    return (false);
  }

//E-MAIL FIELD
// check to see if the email field is blank
  if (theForm.email.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter your E-mail address.");
    theForm.email.focus();
    return (false);
  }

// test if valid email address, must have @ and .
  if (theForm.email.value.length > 0)
  {
  var checkEmail = "@.";
  var checkStr = theForm.email.value;
  var EmailValid = false;
  var EmailAt = false;
  var EmailPeriod = false;
  for (i = 0;  i < checkStr.length;  i++)
  {
    ch = checkStr.charAt(i);
    for (j = 0;  j < checkEmail.length;  j++)
    {
      if (ch == checkEmail.charAt(j) && ch == "@")
        EmailAt = true;
      if (ch == checkEmail.charAt(j) && ch == ".")
        EmailPeriod = true;
	  if (EmailAt && EmailPeriod)
		break;
	  if (j == checkEmail.length)
		break;
	}
	// if both the @ and . were in the string
    if (EmailAt && EmailPeriod)
    {
		EmailValid = true
		break;
	}
  }
  if (!EmailValid)
  {
    alert("The \"E-mail\" field must contain an \"@\" and a \".\".");
    theForm.email.focus();
    return (false);
  }
  }

//COMMENTS FIELD
// check to see if the comments field is blank
  if (theForm.comment.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter your comments, questions or suggestions.");
    theForm.comment.focus();
    return (false);
  }

//End of Validation
return (true);
}