function validate(form) 
{

	var name = form.name.value;
	var email = form.email.value;
	var quali = form.qualification.value;
 	var skills = form.skills.value;
	var message = form.body.value;
	var mobile = form.mobile.value;
    var nameRegex = /^[a-zA-Z]+(([\'\,\.\- ][a-zA-Z ])?[a-zA-Z]*)*$/;
    var emailRegex = /^[\w-\.]+@([\w-]+\.)+[\w-]{2,4}$/;
	var teleRegex = /^[0-9]d{2,4}d{6,8}$/;
	
  if(name == "") 
  {
  	inlineMsg('name','Please enter your name.');
    return false;
  }
      if(!name.match(nameRegex))
  {
  	inlineMsg('name','Please enter letters only.');
    return false;
  }

 if(quali == "") 
  {
  	inlineMsg('qualification','Please enter your Qualification');
    return false;
  }

 if(skills == "") 
  {
  	inlineMsg('skills','Please enter your Skills');
    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(tele == "") 
//  {
//    inlineMsg('tele','Please enter your Telephone Number');
//    return false;
//  }
//         if(!tele.match(teleRegex)) 
//  {
//    inlineMsg('tele','Please Numbers only');
//    return false;
//  }

       if(mobile == "") 
  {
    inlineMsg('mobile','Please enter your Mobile number.');
    return false;
  }
  	if(isNaN(mobile)||mobile.indexOf(" ")!=-1)
           {
              inlineMsg('mobile','Please enter numerics only.')
              return false;
           }
           if (mobile.length>10)
           {
                inlineMsg('mobile','Please enter 10 characters Eg:9885264163');
                return false;
           }
		     if (mobile.length<10)
           {
                inlineMsg('mobile','Please enter 10 characters Eg:9885264163');
                return false;
           }
           if (mobile.charAt(0)!="9")
           {
                inlineMsg('mobile','It should start with 9');
                return false
           }

   if(message == "") 
  {
    inlineMsg('body','Please leave your Feedback');
    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;
  }
  return top;
}

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