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	function validEmail(email) {
			invalidChars = " /:,;"
	
			if (email == "") {						// cannot be empty
				return false
			}
			for (i=0; i<invalidChars.length; i++) {	// does it contain any invalid characters?
				badChar = invalidChars.charAt(i)
				if (email.indexOf(badChar,0) > -1) {
					return false
				}
			}
			atPos = email.indexOf("@",1)			// there must be one "@" symbol
			if (atPos == -1) {
				return false
			}
			if (email.indexOf("@",atPos+1) != -1) {	// and only one "@" symbol
				return false
			}
			periodPos = email.indexOf(".",atPos)
			if (periodPos == -1) {					// and at least one "." after the "@"
				return false
			}
			if (periodPos+3 > email.length)	{		// must be at least 2 characters after the "."
				return false
			}
			return true
		}
		
		
	function validfm(addapp){
	if(addapp.name.value ==""){
	alert("Please enter a contact name")
	addapp.name.focus()
	return false
	}
	
	if(addapp.company.value =="") {
	alert("please enter your company name")
	addapp.company.focus()
		return false
		}
	
	if(addapp.sector.value == ""){
	alert("Please specify which sector your company belongs to")
	addapp.sector.focus()		
	return false 
	}

	if(addapp.telephone.value ==""){
	alert("Please enter a telephone number")
	return false 
	}
				// check to see if the email's valid
		if (!validEmail(addapp.email.value)) {
			alert("Please enter a valid email address")
			addapp.email.focus()
			addapp.email.select()
			return false
		}	

	if(addapp.address.value == ""){
	alert("Please enter your address")
	return false
	}

	
return true
}
	//END HIDE -->