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_samples(thisform){
	with (thisform){
		if (validate_required(gender,"Please select your gender")==false){
			gender.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(age,"Please select your age group")==false){
			age.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(hairstyle,"What best describes your current hair style?")==false){
			hairstyle.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(hairstyle2,"For your current hairstyle which of the following do you currently do to your hair?")==false){
			hairstyle2.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(shampoo,"On average how often do you shampoo your hair?")==false){
			shampoo.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(samples,"What type of product samples would you be most interested in receiving?")==false){
			samples.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(name,"Please enter your name")==false){
			name.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(address,"Please enter your address")==false){
			address.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(city,"Please enter your city")==false){
			city.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(state,"Please enter your state")==false){
			state.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(zip,"Please enter your zip code")==false){
			zip.focus();
			return false;
		}
		if (validate_required(email,"Please enter your e-mail address")==false){
			email.focus();
			return false;
		}
	}
}

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