function validate(form) 
{
	var name = form.name.value;
	var email = form.email.value;
	var busi_req = form.busi_req.value;
    var com_name = form.com_name.value;
	var phone = form.phone.value;
	var pretime = form.checkbox.value;
	var statecountry = form.statecountry.value;
	var url = form.url.value;

    var nameRegex = /^[a-zA-Z]+(([\'\,\.\- ][a-zA-Z ])?[a-zA-Z]*)*$/;
   var emailRegex = /^[\w-\.]+@([\w-]+\.)+[\w-]{2,4}$/;
      var urlRegex = /^[\w-\.]+@([\w-]+\.)+[\w-]{2,4}$/;

	
  if(name == "") 
  {
  	inlineMsg('name','Please enter your name.');
    return false;
  }
        if(!name.match(nameRegex))
  {
  	inlineMsg('name','Please enter letters only.');
    return false;
  }

  if(email == "")
   {
    inlineMsg('email','Please enter your email.');
    return false;
  }
  if(!email.match(emailRegex)) 
  {
    inlineMsg('email','Please enter a valid email address');
    return false;
  }
  
  if(busi_req == "") 
  {
  	inlineMsg('busi_req','Please enter your business requirements.');
    return false;
  }

     if(com_name == "") 
  {
    inlineMsg('com_name','Please enter your company name');
    return false;
  }

	     if(phone == "") 
  {
    inlineMsg('phone','Please enter your mobile number');
    return false;
  }

	  	if(isNaN(phone)||phone.indexOf(" ")!=-1)
           {
              inlineMsg('phone','You must enter numerics')
              return false;
           }
           if (phone.length>10)
           {
                inlineMsg('phone','enter 10 characters');
                return false;
           }
		     if (phone.length<10)
           {
                inlineMsg('phone','enter 10 characters');
                return false;
           }
       if (phone.charAt(0)!="9")
           {
            inlineMsg('phone','it should start with 9');
                return false
           }

  if(email == "")
   {
    inlineMsg('email','Please enter your email.');
    return false;
  }

     if(statecountry == "") 
  {
    inlineMsg('statecountry','Please enter your state/country');
    return false;
  }
  if(pretime == 0)
   {
    inlineMsg('checkbox','Please enter your time.');
    return false;
  }

		     if(url == "") 
  {
    inlineMsg('url','Please enter your company website');
    return false;
  }

 // if(!url.match(urlRegex)) 
//  {
//    inlineMsg('url','Please enter a valid url address');
//    return false;
//  }
  


  return true;
}
// START OF MESSAGE SCRIPT //

var MSGTIMER = 20;
var MSGSPEED = 5;
var MSGOFFSET = 3;
var MSGHIDE = 3;

// build out the divs, set attributes and call the fade function //
function inlineMsg(target,string,autohide) {
  var msg;
  var msgcontent;
  if(!document.getElementById('msg')) {
    msg = document.createElement('div');
    msg.id = 'msg';
    msgcontent = document.createElement('div');
    msgcontent.id = 'msgcontent';
    document.body.appendChild(msg);
    msg.appendChild(msgcontent);
    msg.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=0)';
    msg.style.opacity = 0;
    msg.alpha = 0;
  } else {
    msg = document.getElementById('msg');
    msgcontent = document.getElementById('msgcontent');
  }
  msgcontent.innerHTML = string;
  msg.style.display = 'block';
  var msgheight = msg.offsetHeight;
  var targetdiv = document.getElementById(target);
  targetdiv.focus();
  var targetheight = targetdiv.offsetHeight;
  var targetwidth = targetdiv.offsetWidth;
  var topposition = topPosition(targetdiv) - ((msgheight - targetheight) / 2);
  var leftposition = leftPosition(targetdiv) + targetwidth + MSGOFFSET;
  msg.style.top = topposition + 'px';
  msg.style.left = leftposition + 'px';
  clearInterval(msg.timer);
  msg.timer = setInterval("fadeMsg(1)", MSGTIMER);
  if(!autohide) {
    autohide = MSGHIDE;  
  }
  window.setTimeout("hideMsg()", (autohide * 1000));
}

// hide the form alert //
function hideMsg(msg) {
  var msg = document.getElementById('msg');
  if(!msg.timer) {
    msg.timer = setInterval("fadeMsg(0)", MSGTIMER);
  }
}

// face the message box //
function fadeMsg(flag) {
  if(flag == null) {
    flag = 1;
  }
  var msg = document.getElementById('msg');
  var value;
  if(flag == 1) {
    value = msg.alpha + MSGSPEED;
  } else {
    value = msg.alpha - MSGSPEED;
  }
  msg.alpha = value;
  msg.style.opacity = (value / 100);
  msg.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=' + value + ')';
  if(value >= 99) {
    clearInterval(msg.timer);
    msg.timer = null;
  } else if(value <= 1) {
    msg.style.display = "none";
    clearInterval(msg.timer);
  }
}

// calculate the position of the element in relation to the left of the browser //
function leftPosition(target) {
  var left = 0;
  if(target.offsetParent) {
    while(1) {
      left += target.offsetLeft;
      if(!target.offsetParent) {
        break;
      }
      target = target.offsetParent;
    }
  } else if(target.x) {
    left += target.x;
  }
  return left;
}

// calculate the position of the element in relation to the top of the browser window //
function topPosition(target) {
  var top = 0;
  if(target.offsetParent) {
    while(1) {
      top += target.offsetTop;
      if(!target.offsetParent) {
        break;
      }
      target = target.offsetParent;
    }
  } else if(target.y) {
    top += target.y;
 1 }
  return top;
}

// preload the arrow //
if(document.images) {
  arrow = new Image(15,100); 
  arrow.src = "images/msg_arrow.gif"; 
}