submitNumber = 0;

function validNumber(myNumber)
	{
	// verify that the field is a number
	myTest = !(isNaN(myNumber-0));

	return myTest;
	}
function validField(myField)
	{
		// verify that it is not empty
	if(myField == "")
		{
		return false;
		}
		else
			{
			return true;
			}
	}
function validEmail(myEmail)
	{
	// returns true or false
	// m@m.com9 should not be valid :::::::  var filter  = /^([a-zA-Z0-9_\.\-])+\@(([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+\.)+([a-zA-Z0-9]{2,4})+$/;
	var filter=/^([\w-]+(?:\.[\w-]+)*)@((?:[\w-]+\.)*\w[\w-]{0,66})\.([a-z]{2,6}(?:\.[a-z]{2})?)$/i
	return(filter.test(myEmail));
	}


function verifyForm()
	{	
	submitMe = true;

	// a Name

	if((validField(document.contactForm.Name.value)==false)&&submitMe==true)
		{
		alert("Please enter a valid Name");
		document.contactForm.Name.focus();
		submitMe=false;
		}


	// valid Email

	if((validEmail(document.contactForm.Email.value)==false)&&submitMe==true)
		{
		alert("Please enter a valid Email");
		document.contactForm.Email.focus();
		submitMe=false;
		}	


	// an Address
/*
	if((validField(document.contactForm.Address.value)==false)&&submitMe==true)
		{
		alert("Please enter a valid Address");
		document.contactForm.Address.focus();
		submitMe=false;
		}
*/

	// a City
/*
	if((validField(document.contactForm.City.value)==false)&&submitMe==true)
		{
		alert("Please enter a valid City");
		document.contactForm.City.focus();
		submitMe=false;
		}
*/

	// a State
/*
	if((validField(document.contactForm.State.value)==false)&&submitMe==true)
		{
		alert("Please enter a valid State");
		document.contactForm.State.focus();
		submitMe=false;
		}
*/

	// a Zip
/*
	if((validField(document.contactForm.Zip.value)==false)&&submitMe==true)
		{
		alert("Please enter a valid Zip");
		document.contactForm.Zip.focus();
		submitMe=false;
		}
*/

	// a Country
/*
	if((validField(document.contactForm.Country.value)==false)&&submitMe==true)
		{
		alert("Please enter a valid Country");
		document.contactForm.Country.focus();
		submitMe=false;
		}
*/

	// a Subject

	if((validField(document.contactForm.Subject.value)==false)&&submitMe==true)
		{
		alert("Please enter a valid Subject");
		document.contactForm.Subject.focus();
		submitMe=false;
		}


	// a Comments

	if((validField(document.contactForm.Comments.value)==false)&&submitMe==true)
		{
		alert("Please enter a valid Comments");
		document.contactForm.Comments.focus();
		submitMe=false;
		}

		
	if(submitMe==true)
		{
		if(submitNumber < 1)
			{			
			// alert("valid = submit");
			document.contactForm.submit();
			submitNumber++;
			}
			else
				{
				alert("Please be patient as the form is submitted!");
				}
		}
	}