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function validateFormOnSubmit(theForm) {
var reason = "";
  reason += validateFirstname(theForm.first_name);
  reason += validateLastname(theForm.last_name);
  reason += validateCompanyname(theForm.company_name);
  reason += validateAddress(theForm.address);
  reason += validateCity(theForm.city);
  reason += validateState(theForm.state);
  reason += validateZipcode(theForm.zipcode);
  reason += validateEmail(theForm.email);
  reason += validatePhone(theForm.phone);
  
      
  if (reason != "") {
    alert("SOME REQUIRED FIELDS NEED TO BE CORRECTED:\n" + reason);
    return false;
  }
}
function validateEmpty(fld) {
    var error = "";
 
    if (fld.value.length == 0) {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "The Required Field(s) has/have not been filled in.\n"
    } else {
        fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;  
}
function validateFirstname(fld) {
    var error = "";
	
         if (fld.value == "") {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "Please enter your First Name.\n";
    } else if ((fld.value.length < 2) || (fld.value.length > 15)) {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "Please enter more than one letter for your First Name.\n";
    }  else {
        fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;
}

function validateLastname(fld) {
    var error = "";
	
    if (fld.value == "") {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "Please enter your Last Name.\n";
    } else if ((fld.value.length < 2) || (fld.value.length > 15)) {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "Please enter more than one letter for your Last Name.\n";
    } 
	  else {
        fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;
}
  
    function validateCompanyname(fld) {
    var error = "";
    var illegalChars = /\W/; // allow letters, numbers, and underscores
	
    if (fld.value == "") {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "Please enter the Name of Your Company.\n";
    } else if ((fld.value.length < 2) || (fld.value.length > 15)) {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "Please enter more than one letter for Your Company Name.\n";
    }  else {
        fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;
}
  
function validateAddress(fld) {
    var error = "";
    var illegalChars = /\W/; // allow letters, numbers, and underscores
	
    if (fld.value == "") {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "Please enter your Company Address.\n";
    } else if ((fld.value.length < 5) || (fld.value.length > 25)) {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "Please enter more than 4 characters for your Company Address.\n";
    }  else {
        fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;
}
  
  function validateCity(fld) {
        var error = "";
	
      if (fld.value == "") {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "Please enter your City.\n";
    } else if ((fld.value.length < 3) || (fld.value.length > 25)) {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "Please enter more than 3 letters for your City.\n";
    }  else {
        fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;
}

    function validateState(fld) {
    var error = "";
 
    if (fld.value == "") {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "Please Select your State.\n";
    }   else {
        fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;
}

  function validateZipcode(fld) {
    var error = "";
    var illegalChars = /\W/; // allow letters, numbers, and underscores
	
	if (fld.value == "") {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "Please enter your Zip Code.\n";
    } else if ((fld.value.length < 5) || (fld.value.length > 5)) {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "Please enter a valid 5 digit Zip Code.\n";
    } else if (illegalChars.test(fld.value)) {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow'; 
        error = "Please enter a 5 digit number for the Zip Code \n";
    } else {
        fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;
}
  
function trim(s)
{
  return s.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/, '');
}
function validateEmail(fld) {
    var error="";
    var tfld = trim(fld.value);                        // value of field with whitespace trimmed off
    var emailFilter = /^[^@]+@[^@.]+\.[^@]*\w\w$/ ;
    var illegalChars= /[\(\)\<\>\,\;\:\\\"\[\]]/ ;
  
  if (fld.value == "") {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
        error = "Please enter your Email Address.\n";
    } else if (!emailFilter.test(tfld)) {              //test email for illegal characters
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
        error = "Please enter a valid Email Address.\n";
    } else if (fld.value.match(illegalChars)) {
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
        error = "Please check your Email Address for accuracy.\n";
    } else {
        fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;
}
function validatePhone(fld) {
    var error = "";
    var stripped = fld.value.replace(/[\(\)\.\-\ ]/g, '');    

   if (fld.value == "") {
        error = "Please enter your Phone Number.\n";
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
    } else if (isNaN(parseInt(stripped))) {
        error = "Please enter your 10 digit Phone Number.\n";
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
    } else if (!(stripped.length == 10)) {
        error = "Please enter your 10 digit Phone Number.\n";
        fld.style.background = 'Yellow';
    }
	else {
        fld.style.background = 'White';
    }
    return error;
}

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