function isEmpty(str) {//this function checks if the string is empty for (var intloop = 0; intloop < str.length; intloop++) if (str.charAt(intloop) != " ") return false; return true ; } //******************************************************************************************* function checkMail(str) { var reg1 = /(@.*@)|(\.\.)|(@\.)|(\.@)|(^\.)/ ; // not valid var reg2 = /^.+\@(\[?)[a-zA-Z0-9\-\.]+\.([a-zA-Z]{2,3}|[0-9]{1,3})(\]?)$/; //valid if (!reg1.test(str) && reg2.test(str)) return true ; return false ; } //******************************************************************************** function checkJoinForm() { if (!checkMail(document.all.joinForm.email.value)) { alert("Please enter a valid email."); document.all.joinForm.email.focus(); return false ; } } //********************************************************************************* function validFreeSearch(form) { if (isEmpty(form.freeSearch.value)) { alert("You must enter search field.") ; form.freeSearch.focus() ; return false; } return true; } //*************************************************************************************** function M_stop() { document.all.tags("marquee").item(0).stop(); } function M_start() { document.all.tags("marquee").item(0).start(); } //*************************************************************************************** function printSpecial() { var gAutoPrint = false ; if (document.getElementById != null) { var html = '\n\n'; if (document.getElementsByTagName != null) { var headTags = document.getElementsByTagName("head"); if (headTags.length > 0) html += headTags[0].innerHTML; } html +=""; html+='\n\n\n'; var printReadyElem = document.getElementById("printReady"); if (printReadyElem != null) { html += printReadyElem.innerHTML; gAutoPrint = true; } else { alert("Could not find the printReady section in the HTML"); return; } html += '\n123\n'; var printWin = window.open("","printSpecial"); printWin.document.open(); printWin.document.write(html); printWin.document.close(); if (gAutoPrint) printWin.print(); } else { alert("Sorry, the print ready feature is only available in modern browsers."); } } //******************************************************************************************************