var success = true;

  var charSuccess = true;

  var emailSuccess = true;

  var errorMsg = "";

  var d = document;



  function verify() {

    var fieldSuccess = false;

    for (var i=0;i<d.forms[0].elements.length;i++) {

      if (d.forms[0].elements[i].name.indexOf("required") != -1) {

        fieldSuccess = checkRequired(d.forms[0].elements[i]);

        for (var j=0;j<d.anchors.length;j++) {

          var field = d.anchors[j].name.toString();

          if (field == d.forms[0].elements[i].name.toString()) {

            if (!fieldSuccess)

              d.getElementById(field).style.color = "#990000";

            else

              d.getElementById(field).style.color = "#000000";

          }

        }

      }

    }



    submitForm();

  }



  function submitForm() {

    if (!success || !charSuccess || !emailSuccess) {

      success = true;

      charSuccess = true;

      emailSuccess = true;

      alert(errorMsg);

    } else {

      d.forms[0].submit();

    }

  }



  function checkRequired(field) {

    if(field.value!=null && field.value.length>0) {

      return checkChar(field);

    } else {

      errorMsg = "Form Submission Error \n"+

                 "\n"+

                 "Please complete the required information in red.";

      success = false;

      return success;

    }

  }



  function checkChar(field) {

    var pattern=/[><&\*%#%\\\/]/;

    if(!pattern.test(field.value)) {

      return true;

    } else {

      errorMsg = "Form Submission Error \n"+

                 "\n"+

                 "Please omit the characters \"><&*#%\\/\" from the form submission.";

      charSuccess=false;

      return false;

    }

  }



  function checkEmail(field) {

    var patt=/[@]/;

    if (!patt.test(field.value)) {

      errorMsg = "Form Submission Error \n"+

                 "\n"+

                 "Please enter a valid email address before submitting the form.";

      emailSuccess=false;

      return false

    } else {

      return true

    }

  }



  function checkEnterPressed(event) {

    var keyCode = "";

    if (navigator.appName == 'Netscape') {

      keyCode = event.which;

    } else {

      keyCode = event.keyCode;

    }



    if (keyCode == 13) {

      verify();

    }

  }