function trim(stringToTrim)
	{
	return stringToTrim.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,"");
   }

function validate()
{
	
	if(trim(document.getElementById("e_mail").value) == "")
		{
			document.getElementById("register_error").innerHTML = "Error: Please enter the username.";
			document.getElementById("e_mail").focus();
			return false;
		}
		if(trim(document.getElementById("password").value) == "")
		{
			document.getElementById("register_error").innerHTML = "Error: Please enter the password.";
			document.getElementById("password").focus();
			return false;
		}

}




function trim(stringToTrim)
{
	return stringToTrim.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,"");
}

function oneMail()
{
	if(trim(document.getElementById("firstname").value) == "")
		{
		//alert("Hi");
			document.getElementById("register_error").innerHTML = "Error: Please enter the firstname.";
			document.getElementById("firstname").focus();
			return false;
		}
		if(trim(document.getElementById("telephone").value) == "")
		{
			document.getElementById("register_error").innerHTML = "Error: Please enter the phone no.";
			document.getElementById("telephone").focus();
			return false;
		}
		

        var reg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/;
		var email_address = document.getElementById("email").value;
		var l= trim(document.getElementById("email").value);
		//alert(l);
		if(l == "")
		{
			document.getElementById("register_error").innerHTML = "Error: Please enter email id.";
			document.getElementById("email").focus();
			return false;
		}
		if(reg.test(email_address) == false) 
		{
			document.getElementById("register_error").innerHTML = "Error: Invalid Email Address.";
			document.getElementById("email").focus();
			return false;
		}

    if(trim(document.getElementById("city").value) == "")
		{
			document.getElementById("register_error").innerHTML = "Error: Please enter the city name.";
			document.getElementById("city").focus();
			return false;
		}
		if(document.getElementById("state").value == "")
		{
			document.getElementById("register_error").innerHTML = "Error: Please enter the state name.";
			document.getElementById("state").focus();
			return false;
		}
		if(document.getElementById("country").value == "")
		{
			document.getElementById("register_error").innerHTML = "Error: Please enter the country name.";
			document.getElementById("country").focus();
			return false;
		}

		if(document.getElementById("your_question").value == "")
		{
			document.getElementById("register_error").innerHTML = "Error: Please retype the your question.";
			document.getElementById("your_question").focus();
			return false;
		}
		
}