// JavaScript Document

function validateForm(contactfrm) {

// validate mandatory fields for blank entries

// Get required fields from hidden form field in contact form then convert to array for validation

var reqfields = contactfrm.required.value;
var reqarray = reqfields.split(','); 


var i = 0;
var fieldvalue = "";
var fieldname = "";
var totalfields = reqarray.length;
var blank = 0;


for(i=0;i<=totalfields;i++) {


	// get the current field name
	fieldname = reqarray[i];

	fieldvalue = document.getElementById(fieldname).value; // get field value
	
		if (fieldvalue == "") {
	
		
	
			// now let's show the red border for fields not filled in
			document.getElementById(fieldname).style.borderColor='red';
		
			// set blank to be active
			blank = 1;
	
	
		}// end if
	
		if ((i == (totalfields- 1)) && (blank == 1)) {
				
					alert("Please ensure all mandatory fields marked with an asterisk(*) are complete and then send again!"); 
					return false; 
	
			
		} // end if

	}// end for loop


} // end function