// Application specific Javascript functions

  function checkForm(f)
  {
    //  alert ("Here in checkForm");
    //  alert ("Name=" + f.name);

    /*   To test the chosen option in a Select statement:
              var opt=f.selectname.selectedIndex;
              var field=f.selectname.options[opt].text;
              (Can use value instead of text if the option statements have a value clause)
    */
    if (f.buttonPressed.value=="Cancel") {return true;}
    if (f.buttonPressed.value=="Delete")
    {
      if (confirm("Are you really sure you want to delete this record?"))
      {return true;}
      else {return false;}
    }
    var errMsg="";
    var confirmMessage ="";
    switch (f.name)
    {
      case "contactForm":
        if (empty (f.contactName.value))
        {
           if (errMsg=="")  {f.contactName.focus();}
           errMsg+="Please enter your Name\n";
        }

        if (empty (f.email.value))
        {
           if (errMsg=="")  {f.email.focus();}
           errMsg+="Please enter your Email Address\n";
        }
        else
        {
          if (!checkEmail (f.email.value))
          {
            if (errMsg=="")  {f.email.focus();}
            errMsg+="That Email address is not valid\n";
          }
        }

        if (empty (f.comments.value) && empty (f.job.value))
        {
           if (errMsg=="")  {f.comments.focus();}
           errMsg+="Please enter details of your Enquiry\n";
        }
        /*
        if (empty (f.job.value))
        {
           if (errMsg=="")  {f.job.focus();}
           errMsg+="Please enter your job\n";
        }

        if (empty (f.spare02.value))
        {
           if (errMsg=="")  {f.spare02.focus();}
           errMsg+="Please enter your spare02\n";
        }

        if (empty (f.spare03.value))
        {
           if (errMsg=="")  {f.spare03.focus();}
           errMsg+="Please enter your spare03\n";
        }

        if (empty (f.spare04.value))
        {
           if (errMsg=="")  {f.spare04.focus();}
           errMsg+="Please enter your spare04\n";
        }

        if (empty (f.spare05.value))
        {
           if (errMsg=="")  {f.spare05.focus();}
           errMsg+="Please enter your spare05\n";
        }

        if (empty (f.spare06.value))
        {
           if (errMsg=="")  {f.spare06.focus();}
           errMsg+="Please enter your spare06\n";
        }

        if (empty (f.spare07.value))
        {
           if (errMsg=="")  {f.spare07.focus();}
           errMsg+="Please enter your spare07\n";
        }

        if (empty (f.spare08.value))
        {
           if (errMsg=="")  {f.spare08.focus();}
           errMsg+="Please enter your spare08\n";
        }

        if (empty (f.spare09.value))
        {
           if (errMsg=="")  {f.spare09.focus();}
           errMsg+="Please enter your spare09\n";
        }

        if (empty (f.spare10.value))
        {
           if (errMsg=="")  {f.spare10.focus();}
           errMsg+="Please enter your spare10\n";
        }

        if (empty (f.spare11.value))
        {
           if (errMsg=="")  {f.spare11.focus();}
           errMsg+="Please enter your spare11\n";
        }

        if (empty (f.spare12.value))
        {
           if (errMsg=="")  {f.spare12.focus();}
           errMsg+="Please enter your spare12\n";
        }

        if (empty (f.spare13.value))
        {
           if (errMsg=="")  {f.spare13.focus();}
           errMsg+="Please enter your spare13\n";
        }

        if (empty (f.spare14.value))
        {
           if (errMsg=="")  {f.spare14.focus();}
           errMsg+="Please enter your spare14\n";
        }

        */
      break;

      case "jobForm":

        if (empty(f.jobTitle.value))
        {
          if (errMsg=="") {f.jobTitle.focus();}
          errMsg+="Please enter the Job Title\n";
        }
        /*
        if (empty(f.jobReference.value))
        {
          if (errMsg=="") {f.jobReference.focus();}
          errMsg+="Please enter the Job Reference\n";
        }
        */

        if (empty(f.jobLocation.value))
        {
          if (errMsg=="") {f.jobLocation.focus();}
          errMsg+="Please enter the Job Location\n";
        }

        if (empty(f.jobSalary.value))
        {
          if (errMsg=="") {f.jobSalary.focus();}
          errMsg+="Please enter the Job Salary Range\n";
        }

        if (empty(f.jobDescription.value))
        {
          if (errMsg=="") {f.jobDescription.focus();}
          errMsg+="Please enter the Job Description\n";
        }

        if (!validateDate(f, "jobClosingDate"))
        {
          if (errMsg=="") {f.jobClosingDateDay.focus();}
          errMsg+="The Job Closing Date is not a valid date\n";
        }
        /*
        if (empty(f.jobField09.value))
        {
          if (errMsg=="") {f.jobField09.focus();}
          errMsg+="Please enter the Job Field09\n";
        }

        if (empty(f.jobField10.value))
        {
          if (errMsg=="") {f.jobField10.focus();}
          errMsg+="Please enter the Job Field10\n";
        }
        */
      break;


      default:
      return true;
    }

    if (errMsg!="")
    {
      alert(errMsg);
      return false;
    }
    else
    {
       if (confirmMessage!="")
       {
         if (confirm(confirmMessage)) {return true;}
         else {return false;}
       }
       else {return true;}
    }
  }