function validEmail(email)
  {
  invalidChars = " /:,;"
  if (email == "") { return false }
  for (i=0; i<invalidChars.length; i++) 
    {
    badChar = invalidChars.charAt(i)
    if (email.indexOf(badChar,0) != -1) { return false }
    }
  atPos = email.indexOf("@",1)
  if (atPos == -1) { return false }
  if (email.indexOf("@",atPos+1) != -1) { return false}
  periodPos = email.indexOf(".",atPos)
  if (periodPos == -1) { return false }
  if (periodPos+3 > email.length) { return false }
  return true
  }

function Validate(theForm)
{

  if (theForm.txtWebName.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter the name of your website.");
    theForm.txtWebName.focus();
    return (false);
  }
  if (theForm.txtWebURL.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter the URL of your website.");
    theForm.txtWebURL.focus();
    return (false);
  }
  if (theForm.txtWebURL.value.substring(0,7)!="http://")
  {
    if (theForm.txtWebURL.value.substring(0,8)!="https://"){
      alert("The URL must start with http://");
      theForm.txtWebURL.focus();
      return (false);
      
      }
    }
  if (theForm.txtKeywords.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter keywords that describe your website.");
    theForm.txtKeywords.focus();
    return (false);
  }
  if (theForm.txtWebDesc.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter a description of your website.");
    theForm.txtWebDesc.focus();
    return (false);
  }
  if (theForm.ddCategory.options[theForm.ddCategory.selectedIndex].value=="")
  {
    alert("Please choose a category for your website.");
    theForm.ddCategory.focus();
    return (false);

    }
  
  if (theForm.txtFirstName.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter the first name of the company's authorized representative.");
    theForm.txtFirstName.focus();
    return (false);
  }
  if (theForm.txtLastName.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter the last name of the company's authorized representative.");
    theForm.txtLastName.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.txtPhone.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter the phone number of the company's authorized representative.");
    theForm.txtPhone.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.txtEmail.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter the e-mail address of the company's authorized representative.");
    theForm.txtEmail.focus();
    return (false);
  }
  if (!validEmail(theForm.txtEmail.value))
  {
    alert(document.forms[0].txtEmail.value + " does not appear to be a valid email address.  Please enter your full email address.");
    theForm.txtEmail.focus();
    return (false);



  }

  if (theForm.txtCompany.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter the name of your company.");
    theForm.txtCompany.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.txtPhone1.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter the phone number for your company.");
    theForm.txtPhone1.focus();
    return (false);
  }



  if (theForm.txtAddress1.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter your company's address.");
    theForm.txtAddress1.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.txtCity.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter the city for your company's address.");
    theForm.txtCity.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.txtState.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter the state for your company's address.");
    theForm.txtState.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.txtZip.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter the zip for your company's address.");
    theForm.txtZip.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.txtUserID.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter a UserID that will be used to manage your account.");
    theForm.txtUserID.focus();
    return (false);
  }
  if (theForm.txtUserID.value.length < 6)
  {
    alert("Please enter a UserID that is at least 6 characters.");
    theForm.txtUserID.focus();
    return (false);
  }

 if (theForm.txtPassword.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter a password.");
    theForm.txtPassword.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.txtPassword.value.length < 6)
  {
    alert("Please enter a Password that is at least 6 characters.");
    theForm.txtPassword.focus();
    return (false);
  }

 if (theForm.txtPasswordConfirm.value !=theForm.txtPassword.value)
  {
    alert("Your repeated password did not match the password field.  Please reenter you password.");
    document.forms[0].txtPassword.value = "";
    document.forms[0].txtPasswordConfirm.value = "";
    theForm.txtPassword.focus();
    return (false);
  }
}

function makevisible(cur,which)	{
    if (which==0)
        cur.filters.alpha.opacity=37
    else
        cur.filters.alpha.opacity=100 }

    opacityFadeObjects = new Object();
    opacityFadeTimers = new Object();

function opacityFade(object, destOp, rate, delta){
    if (!document.all)
        return
    if (object != "[object]"){ 
        setTimeout("opacityFade("+object+","+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",0);
        return;
    }
    clearTimeout(opacityFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]);
    diff = destOp-object.filters.alpha.opacity;
    direction = 1;
    if (object.filters.alpha.opacity > destOp){
        direction = -1;
    }
    delta=Math.min(direction*diff,delta);
    object.filters.alpha.opacity+=direction*delta;
    if (object.filters.alpha.opacity != destOp){
        opacityFadeObjects[object.sourceIndex]=object;
        opacityFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]=setTimeout("opacityFade(opacityFadeObjects["+object.sourceIndex+"],"+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",rate);
    }
    if (object.filters.alpha.opacity == 0) { object.style.visibility='hidden'; }
}
function formsubmit(op)
  {
   alert ("hi");
   document.cookie="Op="+op;
   document.forms[0].submit();
  }

function AffiliateApprove(form) {

document.frmMerchantResponse.ApproveAffiliate.value="yes";
document.frmMerchantResponse.submit;
	
}

function AffiliateDecline(form) {

document.frmMerchantResponse.ApproveAffiliate.value="no";
document.frmMerchantResponse.submit;
 	
}

function ForwardIfNotSecure() {
    if(document.location.protocol != "https:") {
        document.location = "https://" + "www.linkconnector.com" + document.location.pathname + document.location.search;
    }

}