//**********************************************************************************//

function validateJoin()
{
  formName  = document.forms['join'];

// sur name
         if (isTextEmpty(formName.last_name.value))
         {
           alert('Please enter the surname!');
           formName.last_name.select();
           return false;
         }

// first_name
         if (isTextEmpty(formName.first_name.value))
         {
           alert('Please enter your first name!');
           formName.first_name.select();
           return false;
         }

// date_of_birth
         if (isTextEmpty(formName.dob_day.value) || isTextEmpty(formName.dob_month.value) || isTextEmpty(formName.dob_month.value))
         {
           alert('Please enter your date of birth!');
           formName.dob_day.focus();
           return false;
         }

// work_phone
         if (isTextEmpty(formName.work_phone.value))
         {
           alert('Please enter your office telephone no!');
           formName.work_phone.select();
           return false;
         }

// phone
         if (isTextEmpty(formName.phone.value))
         {
           alert('Please enter your residential telephone no!');
           formName.phone.select();
           return false;
         }

// hk_id_no
         if (isTextEmpty(formName.hk_id_no.value))
         {
           alert('Please enter your HK ID no.!');
           formName.hk_id_no.select();
           return false;
         }

// email
         if (!isValidEmail(formName.email.value))
         {
           alert('Please enter a valid email address!');
           formName.email.select();
           return false;
         }

         if (formName.user_name) { //*** if the field is available. we have temporarily disabled the login field stuff
            // user_name
            if (!checkUserName(formName.user_name.value))
            {
              formName.user_name.focus();
              return false;
            }          
         
            // pass_word
            if (!checkPassword(formName.pass_word.value))
            {
              formName.pass_word.focus();
              return false;
            }

            // cpass_word
            if (isTextEmpty(formName.cpass_word.value))
            {
              alert('Please confirm your password!');
              formName.cpass_word.focus();
              return false;
            }

         // cpass_word
         if (formName.pass_word.value != formName.cpass_word.value)
         {
           alert('The password and confirm password are not the same!');
           formName.cpass_word.focus();
           return false;
         }
      }

} 
//**********************************************************************************
function validateEditProfile()
{
  formName  = document.forms['editProfile'];


// sur name
         if (isTextEmpty(formName.last_name.value))
         {
           alert('Please enter the surname!');
           formName.last_name.select();
           return false;
         }

// first_name
         if (isTextEmpty(formName.first_name.value))
         {
           alert('Please enter your first name!');
           formName.first_name.select();
           return false;
         }

// date_of_birth
         if (isTextEmpty(formName.dob_day.value) || isTextEmpty(formName.dob_month.value) || isTextEmpty(formName.dob_month.value))
         {
           alert('Please enter your date of birth!');
           formName.dob_day.focus();
           return false;
         }

// work_phone
         if (isTextEmpty(formName.work_phone.value))
         {
           alert('Please enter your office telephone no!');
           formName.work_phone.select();
           return false;
         }

// phone
         if (isTextEmpty(formName.phone.value))
         {
           alert('Please enter your residential telephone no!');
           formName.phone.select();
           return false;
         }

// hk_id_no
         if (isTextEmpty(formName.hk_id_no.value))
         {
           alert('Please enter your HK ID no.!');
           formName.hk_id_no.select();
           return false;
         }

// email
         if (!isValidEmail(formName.email.value))
         {
           alert('Please enter a valid email address!');
           formName.email.select();
           return false;
         }


}
//**********************************************************************************
function validateEditPassword()
{
  formName = document.forms['editPassword'];

  if (isTextEmpty(formName.old_password.value)|| isTextEmpty(formName.new_password1.value) || isTextEmpty(formName.new_password2.value) )
         {
           alert('Please enter proper values!');
           formName.old_password.select();
          return false;
          }

  if ( formName.new_password1.value != formName.new_password2.value )
         {
           alert('Your new password and confirm password are not the same!');
           formName.new_password1.select();
          return false;
  }


        
 if (confirm('Are you sure you want to modify this entry?'))
  {
    formName.submit();
  } else {
    return false;
  }

}

//**********************************************************************************

function validateEnquiry()
{
  formName  = document.forms['enquiry'];


// name
         if (isTextEmpty(formName.name.value))
         {
           alert('Please enter your name!');
           formName.name.select();
           return false;
         }


// email

         if (!isValidEmail(formName.email.value))
         {
           alert('Please enter a valid email address!');
           formName.email.select();
           return false;
         }

// country
         if (!isDropDownSelected('country', 'enquiry' ))
         {
           alert('Please select your country!');
           formName.country.focus();
           return false;
         }

// comments
         if (isTextEmpty(formName.comments.value))
         {
           alert('Please enter your comments!');
           formName.comments.select();
           return false;
         }

} 
//**********************************************************************************//