function checkDirectoryForm(){
        var missing = "";
        if(document.BusListRequest.FirstName.value == "") missing += "First Name\n";
		if(document.BusListRequest.LastName.value == "") missing += "Last Name\n";
		if(document.BusListRequest.submit_by.value == "") missing += "E-mail\n";
		if(document.BusListRequest.Organization.value == "") missing += "Organization\n";
        if(document.BusListRequest.Address.value == "") missing += "Address\n";
        if(document.BusListRequest.City.value == "") missing += "City\n";
        if(document.BusListRequest.State.value < 1) missing += "State\n";
        if(document.BusListRequest.Zip_Code.value == "") missing += "Zip\n";
		if(document.BusListRequest.Phone.value == "") missing += "Phone\n";
		if(document.BusListRequest.Fax.value == "") missing += "Fax\n";
		//phone_validate(document.BusListRequest.Phone.value);
		//phone_validate(document.BusListRequest.Fax.value);
		if(BusListRequest.URL.value == "") missing += "URL\n";
        if(missing != ""){
        	alert("Please enter values for the following fields:\n" + missing);
        return false;
        }
}
function checkEventForm(){
	var missing = "";
	if(document.EventForm.submit_by.value == "") missing += "E-mail\n";
    if(document.EventForm.FirstName.value == "") missing += "First Name\n";
	if(document.EventForm.LastName.value == "") missing += "Last Name\n";
	if(document.EventForm.Phone.value == "") missing += "Phone\n";
	if(document.EventForm.Organization.value == "") missing += "Address\n";
    if(document.EventForm.Address.value == "") missing += "Address\n";
    if(document.EventForm.City.value == "") missing += "City\n";
    if(document.EventForm.State.value < 1) missing += "State\n";
    if(document.EventForm.Zip_Code.value == "") missing += "Zip\n";
    if(missing != ""){
    	alert("Please enter values for the following fields:\n" + missing);
    	return false;
    }
}

function checkTravelPlannerForm(){
        var missing = "";
        if(document.TravPlanRequest.FirstName.value == "") missing += "First Name\n";
		if(document.TravPlanRequest.LastName.value == "") missing += "Last Name\n";
		if(document.TravPlanRequest.submit_by.value == "") missing += "E-mail\n";
        if(document.TravPlanRequest.Address.value == "") missing += "Address\n";
        if(document.TravPlanRequest.City.value == "") missing += "City\n";
        if(document.TravPlanRequest.State.value < 1) missing += "State\n";
        if(document.TravPlanRequest.Zip_Code.value == "") missing += "Zip\n";
        if(missing != ""){
      		alert("Please enter values for the following fields:\n" + missing);
        return false;
        }
}

function email_validate(emailstring){
	if(emailstring == ""){
		missing += "Email\n";
	}
	else {
		var emailFilter=/^.+@.+\..{2,3}$/;
   		if (!(emailFilter.test(emailstrng))) { 
   			alert("Please enter a valid email address.\n");
			return false;
    	}
   		else {
			//test email for illegal characters
      		var illegalChars=/[\(\)\<\>\,\;\:\\\/\"\[\]]/;//THIS SUBSEQUENT END QUOTE IS FOR HOMESITE TO HIGHLIGHT PROPERLY"
       		if (emailstrng.match(illegalChars)) {
        		alert("The email address contains illegal characters.\n");
				return false;
      		}
   		}
	}
}

function phone_validate(phonestrng){
	if(phonestrng  == ""){
			missing += "Phone\n";
		}
		else{
			var stripped = phonestrng.replace(/[\(\)\.\-\ ]/g, '');
			//strip out acceptable non-numeric characters
			var i;
			for (i = 0; i < stripped.length; i++){   
      			// Check that current character is number.
       			var c = stripped.charAt(i);
       			if (((c < "0") || (c > "9"))){
					alert("The phone number contains illegal charactiers.\n");
					return false;
				}
    		}
				if (stripped.length != 10) {
					alert("The phone number is the wrong length.\nMake sure you included an area code.\n");
				return false;
				}
		}	
}