function formCheck()
{
	myInput=document.getElementById("s");
	if ((myInput.value=="Search our news")||(myInput.value==""))
		{alert("Please enter a value to search for!");return false;}
	else
		{return true;}
}
function validate_email(field,alerttxt)
{
	with (field)
	{
		var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/;
		if(reg.test(value) == false)
		{
	  	alert(alerttxt);
	  	return false;
		}
		else
		{
			return true;
		}
	}
}
function validate_required(field,alerttxt)
{
	with (field)
	{
	  if (value==null||value=="")
	  	{alert(alerttxt);return false;}
		else
	  	{return true;}
	}
}
function validate_form(thisform)
{
	with (thisform)
	{
		if (validate_required(yrcmnt,"Please leave your comments about this news story")==false)
		  {yrcmnt.focus();return false;}
		if (validate_required(yrname,"Please leave your name")==false)
		  {yrname.focus();return false;}
		if (validate_required(yrmail,"Please leave your email address")==false)
		  {yrmail.focus();return false;}
		if (validate_email(yrmail,"Invalid email address - please re-enter")==false)
		  {yrmail.focus();return false;}
		if (validate_required(yrtown,"Please let us know which town you live in")==false)
		  {yrtown.focus();return false;}
		if (validate_required(securityCode,"Please enter the security code")==false)
		  {securityCode.focus();return false;}
	}
}
function populate_reject()
{
	old = document.getElementById("old_reasons");
	document.getElementById("reason").innerHTML= (old.options[old.selectedIndex].text);
}