function checkDets(form){

	var retVal;
	var msg;
	var charErrMsg;
	
	charErrMsg = "";
	msg = "";
	// related to the subscrription

  var allTicked = true;
  for (var i=0; i < form.mapItem.length; i++)
      if(form.mapItem[i].checked) isOK=true;
      else allTicked = false;
  if(allTicked) form.useAll.value="1";
  else form.useAll.value="0";
  
	retVal = true;
	retVal = checkGenRegs(form);
  if (msg !="") retVal = false;
  if (form.password.value != form.confpassword.value){msg = "The password does not match the confirmation password";retVal = false;}
	if (retVal==false){
	 if (msg !="") alert(msg);
	}
	
	return retVal;

}

function checkLoginDets(form){

	var retVal;
	var msg;
	var charErrMsg;
	charErrMsg = "";
	msg = "";
	retVal = true;
	retVal = checkGenRegs(form);
  
	return retVal;
}

function checkNewRegDets(form){
	var retVal;
	var msg;
	var charErrMsg;
	charErrMsg = "";
	msg = "";
	retVal = true;
	retVal = checkGenRegs(form);
  if (msg !="") retVal = false;
  if (form.password.value != form.confpassword.value){msg = "The password does not match the confirmation password";retVal = false;}
	if (retVal==false){
	   if (msg !="") alert(msg);
	}
	return retVal;
}

function checkGenRegs(form){
  var retVal;
  var msg="";
  
  if (form.email.value == "") msg = "The email field is compulsory - it cannot be empty";
	if (form.password.value == "") msg = "The password field is compulsory - it cannot be empty";
	if (form.password.value.indexOf(" ") != -1) msg = "The password cannot contain spaces.";
	if (form.password.value.length < 6) msg = "The password must be between 6 and 12 characters";
	if (form.password.value.length > 15) msg = "The password must be between 6 and 15 characters";
  if (msg !="") retVal = false;
  
  if (retVal==false){
	 if (msg !="") alert(msg);
	}
	return retVal;

}


function check_Chars(inputStr){

var bool1 = false;
var bool2 = false;
var bool3 = false;
var bool4 = false;
var bool5 = false;
var msg = "okay";

  for (var i = 0; i < inputStr.length; i++){
  //alert(inputStr.charAt(i));
  	 
      if (inputStr.charAt(i) == '"'){msg = "Quotation marks are not allowed in"; }
	  else if (inputStr.charAt(i) == "&"){msg = "Ampersands are not allowed in"; }
	  else if (inputStr.charAt(i) == "'"){msg = "Apostrophes are not allowed in"; }
	  else if (inputStr.charAt(i) == "<"){msg = "Open angle brackets are not allowed in"; }
	  else if (inputStr.charAt(i) == ">"){msg = "Closed angle brackets are not allowed in"; }
	}
  return msg;
}