/*JavaScript Document
Yaakov benYosef
6/19/08
copy write 2008
Java script form validation
the reuse of this code requires a link back to about-torah.org
*/
function validate(){ // validation function header
var nameLen = document.forms['congadd'].name.value.length; // name length
var hyper = document.forms['congadd'].date.value.toLowerCase(); // convert all comments to lower case
var theEmail = document.forms['congadd'].email.value; // entered email address   
var theHyper = document.forms['congadd'].title.value;//entered comments
var hyperLoc = theHyper.indexOf("http://"); //hypertext entry format
var currdateLen = document.forms['congadd'].date.value.length; // name length

var countryLen = document.forms['congadd'].country.value.length; // comment entry length
   
var atLoc = theEmail.indexOf("@"); //email @ entry format
var dotLoc = theEmail.indexOf(".");// email . entry format
var len = theEmail.length; // email length

if (!document.forms['congadd'].date.value || currdateLen > 10){ // check entered name value for existence and length
	alert ("You are required to enter the current date and it must be less than 10 characters long.");
	document.forms['congadd'].date.focus();
	return false;
	}
if (!document.forms['congadd'].name.value || nameLen > 60){ // check entered name value for existence and length
	alert ("You are required to enter your name and it must be less than 60 characters long.");
	document.forms['congadd'].name.focus();
	return false;
	}
if (atLoc < 1 || dotLoc < 3 || len < dotLoc+3){ //check email format for @ and . at proper locations
	alert ("Please enter your e-mail address properly.");
	document.forms['congadd'].email.focus();
	return false;
	}	
if (!document.forms['congadd'].country.value || countryLen > 40){ // check entered name value for existence and length
	alert ("You are required to enter the country of your citizenship and it must be less than 40 characters long.");
	document.forms['congadd'].country.focus();
	return false;
	}
	
}