<!-- 
var email_check=true;

function checkFields(form) {    

	// check for 9 text elements
	if (form.firstName.value == '') {
		rc=alert('Please enter your first name');    
		form.firstName.focus();
		return false;    
	}
	if (form.lastName.value == '') {
		rc=alert('Please enter your last name');    
		form.lastName.focus();
		return false;    
	}
	if (form.address1.value == '') {
		rc=alert('Please enter your address details');    
		form.address1.focus();
		return false;    
	}
	if (form.city.value == '') {
		rc=alert('Please enter the city/suburb you live in');    
		form.city.focus();
		return false;    
	}
	if (form.state.value == '' && form.countryCode.value == 'AU'){
		rc=alert('Please select the name of the state you live in');    
		form.state.focus();
		return false;    
	}
	if (form.postcode.value == '') {
		rc=alert('Please enter your postcode or zipcode');    
		form.postcode.focus();
		return false;    
	}
	if (form.phoneWork.value == '' && form.phoneHome.value == '') {
		rc=alert('Sorry - please enter either a day or evening contact number \nThis helps overcome any problems that may happen with shipping');    
		form.phoneWork.focus();
		return false;    
	}
	if (form.email.value != form.email2.value) {
		rc=alert('Please check that the email address and confirmed email address are EXACTLY the same, including spaces');    
		form.email.focus();
		return false;    
	}
	if (form.email.value == '') {
		rc=alert('Please enter your email address');    
		form.email.focus();
		return false;    
	} else {
		if (!form.email.value.match(/^([a-zA-Z0-9])+([.a-zA-Z0-9_-])*@([a-zA-Z0-9_-])+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)+$/)) {
			rc=alert('Invalid email\n');
			form.email.focus();
			return false;
		}
	}
	/*
	if (form.customerSourceId.value == ''
		&& form.customerSourceOther.value == '')
	{
		rc=alert('Please indicate how you heard about us');    
		form.customerSourceId.focus();
		return false;    
	}
	*/
//	if (form.experience_id.value == ''){
//		rc=alert('Please indicate your level of investment knowledge');    
//		form.experience_id.focus();
//		return false;    
//	}
	
return true;}
// end hide -->