function validate_required(field,alerttxt){
	with (field){
		if (value==null||value==""){
 		 	alert(alerttxt);
 		 	return false;
 		 } else {
 		 	return true
 		 }
	}
}

function validate_checkbox(field, field2, alerttxt){
	with (field){
		if (!field.checked){
 		 	with (field2){
				if (value==null||value==""){
	 			 	alert(alerttxt);
	 			 	return false;
	 			 } else {
	 			 	return true;
	 			 }
		 	 }
 		 } else {
 		 	return true;
 		 }
	}
}

function validate_student(thisform){
	with (thisform){
		if (validate_required(studentname,"Please enter a student's name")==false){
			studentname.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(scadid,"Please enter a student's SCAD ID")==false){
			scadid.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(localaddress,"Please enter student's local address")==false){
			localaddress.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(zipcode,"Please enter student's zip code")==false){
			zipcode.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(parentsname,"Please enter parent's name")==false){
			parentsname.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(parentsaddress,"Please enter parent's address")==false){
			parentsaddress.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(parentscity,"Please enter parent's city")==false){
			parentscity.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(parentsstate,"Please enter parent's state")==false){
			parentsstate.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(parentszip,"Please enter parent's zip code")==false){
			parentszip.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(parentsareacode,"Please enter parent's area code")==false){
			parentsareacode.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(parentsphone,"Please enter parent's phone number")==false){
			parentsphone.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(creditcardnumber,"Please enter parent's credit card number")==false){
			creditcardnumber.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(expmonth,"Please enter expiration month")==false){
			expmonth.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(expyear,"Please enter expiration year")==false){
			expyear.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(email,"Please enter student's e-mail address")==false){
			email.focus();
			return false;
		}
	}
}

function validate_contact(thisform){
	with (thisform){
		if (validate_required(name,"Please enter your name")==false){
			name.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(email,"Please enter your e-mail address")==false){
			email.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(comments,"You can't send a blank message")==false){
			comments.focus();
			return false;
		}
	}
}