/* $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ */ function ValidateForm(formName) { var x = 0; // counts form elements - used as array index var y = 0; // counts required fields - used as array index errors = false; var errorList; // Check for Email formatting if (document.forms[formName].EmailFields) { errorList = '\nPlease format your e-mail address as:\n \"userid@institution.edu\" or enter another complete and valid email address'; // build array of required fields emailStr = document.forms[formName].EmailFields.value; emailFields = emailStr.split(','); // build array holding the names of required fields as // displayed in error box if (document.forms[formName].EmailFieldsNames) { emailNameStr = document.forms[formName].EmailFieldsNames.value; } else { emailNameStr = document.forms[formName].EmailFields.value; } emailNames = emailNameStr.split(','); // Loop through form elements, checking for required fields while ((x < document.forms[formName].elements.length)) { if (document.forms[formName].elements[x].name == emailFields[y]) { if ((document.forms[formName].elements[x].value.indexOf('@') < 1) || (document.forms[formName].elements[x].value.lastIndexOf('.') < document.forms[formName].elements[x].value.indexOf('@')+1)) { errors = true; } y++; } x++; } if (errors) { alert(errorList); return false; } x = 0; y = 0; } return true; }