function checkForm(form) { 

 // check for 'blank' input 
 var x = form.firstName.value;
 if (x.length > 1) {
 }
 else {
	 alert("Error: You must enter a valid first name."); form.firstName.focus(); return false;
 }
 
 var x = form.lastName.value;
 if (x.length > 1) {
 }
 else {
	 alert("Error: You must enter a valid last name."); form.lastName.focus(); return false;
 }
 
 var x = form.phone.value;
 if (x.length > 1) {
 }
 else {
	 alert("Error: You must enter a valid phone."); form.phone.focus(); return false;
 }
 
 var x = form.title.value;
 if (x.length > 1) {
 }
 else {
	 alert("Error: You must enter a title."); form.title.focus(); return false;
 }
 
 var x = form.company.value;
 if (x.length > 1) {
 }
 else {
	 alert("Error: You must enter a valid company name."); form.company.focus(); return false;
 } 
 
 var x = form.emailAddress.value;
 var filter  = /^([a-zA-Z0-9_\.\-])+\@(([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+\.)+([a-zA-Z0-9]{2,4})+$/;
 if (filter.test(x)) {
 }
 else {
	 alert("Error: You must enter a valid email address."); form.emailAddress.focus(); return false;
 }
 
 // allow form to be submitted 
 
 return true; 

}


function checkFooterForm(form) { 

 // check for 'blank' input 
 var x = form.name.value;
 if (x.length > 1) {
 }
 else {
	 alert("Error: You must enter a valid name."); form.name.focus(); return false;
 }
 
 var x = form.emailAddress.value;
 var filter  = /^([a-zA-Z0-9_\.\-])+\@(([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+\.)+([a-zA-Z0-9]{2,4})+$/;
 if (filter.test(x)) {
 }
 else {
	 alert("Error: You must enter a valid email address."); form.emailAddress.focus(); return false;
 }
 
 // allow form to be submitted 
 
 return true; 

}