function validate_required(field,alerttxt) { with (field) { if (value==null||value=="") {alert(alerttxt);return false} else {return true} } } function validate_form(thisform) { with (thisform) { if (validate_required(email,"Please complete name and email address")==false) {email.focus();return false} if (validate_required(name,"Please complete name and email address")==false) {name.focus();return false} } }