function checkMandatory(form_name,action_name)
{	
	var ret,i,check,message,flag=0,intarraylength,intnamelen
	message = "Please enter " 
	intarraylength = form_name.elements.length
	for(i=0;i<intarraylength;i++)
	{	
		check = form_name.elements[i].id
		intnamelen = check.length;
		nm = check.substr(intnamelen - 2); 
		if(nm == "_m")
		{
//alert(form_name.elements[i].id)
			if(trim(form_name.elements[i].value)=="")
			{	
				message = message + check.substr(0,intnamelen-2)+"\n";
				alert (message);
				form_name.elements[i].style.background = "#B1C448";
				form_name.elements[i].focus();
				return false;
			}
			if (check.indexOf("Email") > -1)
			{
				if(!validateEmail(form_name))
					return false;
			}
		}   
		if (check.indexOf("Country") > -1)
		{
			if(!validateZip(form_name))
				return false;
		}
		if (check.indexOf("Password") > -1)
		{
			if(!validatePassword(form_name))
				return false;
		}
	}
	form_name.action=action_name;
	form_name.submit();
	return true;
}

function validateZip(frm)
{
	if (frm.zip.value.length != 5 || frm.zip.value.search(/\d{5}/) != 0 || isNaN(frm.zip.value)) 
	{
		alert("Invalid Zip Code for U.S.");
		frm.zip.focus();
		return false;
	}
}

function validateEmail(frm)
{
	if (frm.email1.value == "") 
	{
		alert("Field \"Email1\" is missing.");
		frm.email1.focus();
		return false;
	}

	re = new RegExp("([A-Za-z0-9_.-]){2,}@([A-Za-z0-9_.-]){2,}\.([A-Za-z0-9_.-]){2,}")
	if (frm.email1.value.match(re) == null) 
	{
		alert("Email address does not appear to be valid");
		frm.email1.focus();
		return false;
	}
	return true;
}

function validatePassword(frm)
{
	if(trim(frm.passwd.value)!=trim(frm.confirmpasswd.value))
	{
		alert('The Re-Entered password does not match the first password \n Please make sure they are same') 
		frm.confirmpasswd.focus();
		return false
	}
	else 
		return true;
}

function trim(value)
{ 
	var len=value.length;
	
	for(var i=0;i<len;i++)
		if(value.charAt(i)!=" ")
			break;
	
	value=value.substring(i);
	len=value.length;
	var value1=""
	
	for(var i=len-1;i>=0;i--)
		value1+=value.charAt(i);
	
	value=value1;
	value1=""
	
	for(var i=0;i<len;i++)
		if(value.charAt(i)!=" ")
			break;
	
	value=value.substring(i);
	len=value.length;
	
	for(var i=len-1;i>=0;i--)
		value1+=value.charAt(i);

	value=value1;
	return value
}