function validateForm(form) {
	if (form.fname.value == "") { 
    alert("First name is required."); 
    form.fname.focus( ); 
    return false; 
   }
   if (form.lname.value == "") { 
    alert("Last name is required."); 
    form.lname.focus( ); 
    return false; 
   }
   if (form.dob.value == "") { 
    alert("Date of birth is required."); 
    form.dob.focus( ); 
    return false; 
   }
   if (form.ssc.value == "") { 
    alert("Social Security Number is required."); 
    form.ssc.focus( ); 
    return false; 
   }
   if (form.address.value == "") { 
    alert("Address is required."); 
    form.address.focus( ); 
    return false; 
   }
   if (form.city.value == "") { 
    alert("City is required."); 
    form.city.focus( ); 
    return false; 
   }
   if (form.zip.value == "") { 
    alert("Zipcode is required."); 
    form.zip.focus( ); 
    return false; 
   }
   if (form.from_date.value == "") { 
    alert("From date is required."); 
    form.from_date.focus( ); 
    return false; 
   }
   if (form.to_date.value == "") { 
    alert("To date is required."); 
    form.to_date.focus( ); 
    return false; 
   }
   
   
   if (form.email.value == "") { 
   alert("Email address is required."); 
   form.email.focus( ); 
   return false; 
   }
   
   
var checkEmail = "@.";
var checkStr = form.email.value;
var EmailValid = false;
var EmailAt = false;
var EmailPeriod = false;
for (i = 0;  i < checkStr.length;  i++)
{
ch = checkStr.charAt(i);
for (j = 0;  j < checkEmail.length;  j++)
{
if (ch == checkEmail.charAt(j) && ch == "@")
EmailAt = true;
if (ch == checkEmail.charAt(j) && ch == ".")
EmailPeriod = true;
	  if (EmailAt && EmailPeriod)
		break;
	  if (j == checkEmail.length)
		break;
	}
	// if both the @ and . were in the string
if (EmailAt && EmailPeriod)
{
		EmailValid = true
		break;
	}
}
if (!EmailValid)
{
alert("The \"email\" field must contain an \"@\" and a \".\".");
form.email.focus();
return (false);
}
   
   
   
   if (form.amt_paynment.value == "") { 
    alert("Amount of monthly rent or mortgage is required."); 
    form.amt_payment.focus( ); 
    return false; 
   }
}