function trim_all(strObjName){ 
//this function removes the spaces from the variables
	var strObj = strObjName;
	var strRet = "";
	for (i = 0;i < strObj.length;i++)
	{
			if(strObj.charAt(i) != " " && strObj.charAt(i) != "")
					strRet = strRet+strObj.charAt(i);
	}
	return strRet;
}

function checkme(){
	var subject = document.contact.subject;
	var name = document.contact.name;
	var email = document.contact.email;
	var reTESTfirstchar = /^[a-zA-Z]*$/;
	var reEmail         = /^[0-9a-zA-Z_\.-]+\@[0-9a-zA-Z_\-]+\.[0-9a-zA-Z_\.-]*$/;
	var phoneNO = document.contact.phoneNO;
	var contactVIA = document.contact.contactVIA;
	
	
	if(trim_all(subject.value) == ""){
		document.getElementById('salert').style.display='block';
		subject.focus();
		return false;
	}else{
		document.getElementById('salert').style.display='none';
	}
	
	if(trim_all(name.value) == ""){
		document.getElementById('ualert').style.display='block';
		name.focus();
		return false;
	}else{
		document.getElementById('ualert').style.display='none';
	}
	
	if(trim_all(email.value) == ""){
		document.getElementById('emailalert').style.display='block';
		email.focus();
		return false;
	}else if(!reTESTfirstchar.test(email.value.charAt(0))){
		document.getElementById('emailalert').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('email1alert').style.display='block';
		email.focus();
		return false;
	}else if(!reEmail.test(email.value)){
		document.getElementById('emailalert').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('email1alert').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('email2alert').style.display='block';
		email.focus();
		return false;
	}else{
		document.getElementById('emailalert').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('email1alert').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('email2alert').style.display='none';
	}
	
	if(trim_all(phoneNO.value) == ""){
		document.getElementById('phalert').style.display='block';
		phoneNO.focus();
		return false;
	}else{
		document.getElementById('phalert').style.display='none';
	}
	
	if(trim_all(contactVIA.value) == ""){
		document.getElementById('cvalert').style.display='block';
		contactVIA.focus();
		return false;
	}else{
		document.getElementById('cvalert').style.display='none';
	}
	
	document.contact.updte.value = 1;
	return true;
}