function deleteBlanks(entry)
{
	var len = entry.length ;
	var foundBlank = 1;
	while(foundBlank == 1 && len > 0) 
	{
		var indx = entry.indexOf(" ");
		if(indx == -1) 
			foundBlank = 0 ;
		else
			entry = entry.substring(0,indx) + entry.substring(indx+1,len);
		len = entry.length;
	}
	return entry;
}

function isEmpty(val,valName)
{

	if (!deleteBlanks(val.value))
	{
		alert(valName + " is required")
		val.focus()
		return false;	
	}
	return true;
}

function isEmail(val)
{
	tmp = val.value;
	if (isEmpty(val,"Email"))
	{
		if (tmp.indexOf("@")<1 || tmp.indexOf(".")<1 || tmp.indexOf(".")>eval(tmp.length)-3 || tmp.length<6)
		{
			alert("Please enter a proper email address")
			val.focus()
			return false;	
		}
	}
	else
		return false;
	return true;
}