var error = false;

function validateForm(FormName,EmailField)
{
	error = false;
	form = document.forms[FormName]

	for (var i=0; i<form.elements.length; i++)
	{
		if (form.elements[i].className == "validate") 
		{
			if (form.elements[i].value =="")
			{
				document.getElementById(form.elements[i].name+"Error").innerHTML = "The above field is required."
				error = true
			}
			else
			{
				document.getElementById(form.elements[i].name+"Error").innerHTML = "";
			}
		}		
	}
	if (form.elements[EmailField].value == "")
	{
	    document.getElementById(EmailField+"Error").innerHTML = "The above field is required."
	error = true
	}
	else
	{
		var emailpat = /^([a-zA-Z0-9])+([\.a-zA-Z0-9_-])*@([a-zA-Z0-9])+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)+$/;
		if (!emailpat.test(form.elements[EmailField].value))
		{
		    document.getElementById(EmailField+"Error").innerHTML = "Please enter a valid email address"
		error = true
		}
		else
		{
		    document.getElementById(EmailField+"Error").innerHTML = "";
		}
	}
	
	
	if (error == false)
	{
		return true;
		
	} else
	{
	return false
	}
}
	


