<!-- Begin
function trimString(aString)
{
  aString = aString.replace( /^\s+/g, "" ); // strip leading
  return aString.replace( /\s+$/g, "" ); // strip trailing
}

function checkrequired(theForm)
{
	var pass = true;
	var errormessage = "";

	for (i=0; i<theForm.length; i++)
	{
		var elementInForm=theForm.elements[i];
		if (elementInForm.name.indexOf("required")!=-1
			&& elementInForm.type=="text"
			&& trimString(elementInForm.value)=="")
		{
			pass=false;
			errormessage="At least one required field was not filled in. Please fill out all required fields and try again...";
			break;
		}
	}
	if (!pass)
	{
		alert(errormessage);
	}
	return pass;
}
//  End -->