function validateEmail(obj){
  var re2 = /^[(\w)|\@|.|-]*$/;  
  var emailLen = obj.email.value.length;  
  if ((!re2.test(obj.email.value)) || (emailLen < 5))
  {  
    alert("Email is mandatory and must contain valid email characters.");
    return false;
  }  
}

function validateProfile(obj, section){
//  var delMode = obj.mode.checked;
//  alert("hi"+ delMode);
  var justNumbers = /^[0-9]*$/;
  var rel = /^[(\w)|(\s)|.|\,|-]*$/; 
  var emailLen = obj.email.value.length;
  
  var re2 = /^[(\w)|\@|.|-]*$/;  

  if (!obj.firstName.value)
  {  
    alert("First name is mandatory.");
    return false;
  }     
  if (!obj.lastName.value)
  {  
    alert("Last name is mandatory.");
    return false;
  }     
  if (!obj.title.value)
  {  
    alert("Title is mandatory.");
    return false;
  }     
  if (!obj.companyName.value)
  {  
    alert("Company name is mandatory.");
    return false;
  }     
  if (!obj.officeNum.value)
  {  
    alert("Phone is mandatory.");
    return false;
  }       
  if ((!re2.test(obj.email.value)) || (emailLen < 5))
  {  
    alert("Email is mandatory and must contain valid email characters.");
    return false;
  }  
  if (obj.password && obj.password2){
    if (obj.password.value != obj.password2.value)
    {  
      alert("Both passwords must be the same.");
      return false;
    }   
  }
  if (section == 'Employee')
  {
    if (!obj.middleName.value)
    {  
      alert("Cost centre is mandatory.");
      return false;
    } 
    if (!obj.otherInfo.value)
    {  
      alert("Department is mandatory.");
      return false;
    } 	
    if (!obj.managerName.value)
    {  
      alert("Supervision/Director name is mandatory.");
      return false;
    } 	
    if (!obj.managerEmail.value)
    {  
      alert("Supervisor email address is mandatory.");
      return false;
    } 	
    if (!obj.managerPhoneNumber.value)
    {  
      alert("Supervisor phone # is mandatory.");
      return false;
    } 	

  }
/*   
  if ((obj.booth)||(obj.additional))
  { 
    if ((obj.booth.checked)||(obj.additional.checked))
      window.open("./Credit Card Approval form.pdf", "PDF", "status=no,toolbar=no,menubar= no");
  }
*/


/*  var vidDescriptionLen = obj.message.value.length;
  if (((vidDescriptionLen<100) || (400 < vidDescriptionLen))&&(delMode!=true)){
    alert("Video description must be 100-400 characters.  You entered "+ vidDescriptionLen);
    return false;
  }
  var tagsLen = obj.tags.value.length;  
  if (((tagsLen < 4) || (100 < tagsLen))&&(delMode!=true)){
    alert("Tags must be 4-100 characters.  You entered "+ tagsLen);
    return false;
  } */
}

function validatePhoto(obj){

  var fileName = document.photoForm.userfile.value.toLowerCase();
//  alert("hi"+fileName);  
  if((fileName.lastIndexOf(".jpg")!="-1")||(fileName.lastIndexOf(".png")!="-1")||(fileName.lastIndexOf(".jpeg")!="-1")) {
  } else
  {
      alert("Please upload only .jpg, .png, .jpeg image file");
      return false;
  } 
}

function validateRegister(obj)
{
  var re = /^[(\w)|(\s)|.|\,|-]*$/;
  var re1 = /^[(\w)]*$/;  
  if (!re1.test(obj.username.value))
  { 
    alert("Only numbers and letters are allowed for user name.");
    return false;
  }
  var re2 = /^[(\w)|\@|.|-]*$/;  
  if ((!re2.test(obj.email.value))||(!re2.test(obj.email2.value)))
  {  
    alert("Invalid characters in email.");
    return false;
  }  

  if (!re.test(obj.fname.value))
  { 
    alert("Only numbers and letters are allowed for first name.");
    return false;
  }
  if (!re.test(obj.lname.value))
  { 
    alert("Only numbers and letters are allowed for last name.");
    return false;
  }
  if (!re.test(obj.address.value))
  { 
    alert("Only numbers and letters are allowed for street address.");
    return false;
  }  
/*  if (!re.test(obj.postalcode.value))
  { 
    alert("Only numbers and letters are allowed for postal code.");
    return false;
  }    */  
  if ((!re.test(obj.password.value))||(!re.test(obj.password2.value)))
  {  
    alert("Only numbers and letters are allowed for password.");
    return false;
  }
  

}

function textCounter(field,cntfield,maxlimit) {
/*if (field.value.length > maxlimit) // if too long...trim it!
field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
// otherwise, update 'characters left' counter
else*/
cntfield.value = field.value.length;
}