var missing= "";
var gotofld = "";
var j = 0;
function checkemail(fld,retmsg){
   if(fld.type == "hidden"){return ""}
    if(fld.value == "")
      {
          if (missing  == "")   
              {gotofld=fld}     
             return retmsg;
       }
    else
      {  if(fld.value.search( "@")==-1)
           { if (missing  == "")   
              {gotofld=fld}     
             return "All email addresses must contain an @ \n";
           }
      }
 return "";
}  // end checkemail
function saveasdraft(form)
 { missing = "";
    gotofld = "";
   missing += checkval(form.regfname, "First Name  \n");
   missing += checkval(form.reglname,"Last Name  \n");
   missing += checkemail(form.busemail,"Email Address \n");
  
   if (missing == "")
       {return true; }
   else
      {missing = "The following fields must be completed before you can save as a draft:\n\n" + missing
       alert (missing);
       gotofld.focus();
       return false;
       }
}  // end saveasdraft
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function submitnom(form)
 { missing = "";
    gotofld = "";
 
 missing += checkval(form.regfname, "Student's First Name \n");
   missing += checkval(form.reglname , "Student's Last Name \n");
   missing += checkemail(form.busemail,"Student's email address \n");
   missing += checkval(form.birthdate,"Student's Birthdate \n");
   missing += checkval(form.HomPhone,"Home Phone Number \n");
 missing += checkval(form.HomCellPhone,"Cell Number \n");
 missing += checkval(form.HomAddress1,"Street Address \n");
 missing += checkval(form.HomCity,"City \n");
 missing += checksel(form.HomState,"State \n");
 missing += checkval(form.HomPostalCode,"Zip Code \n");
 missing += checkval(form.highschool,"High School \n");
 missing += checkval(form.gpa,"GPA \n");
 missing += checkval(form.selectioncriteria,"Selection Criteria  \n");
 if( countWordsValid(form.selectioncriteria.value) > 250 )
   {
        if(missing=="")
            {gotofld = form.selectioncriteria;}
        missing+="'Selection Criteria' should have 250 words or less \n";
   }    
missing += checkval(form.financialneeda,"Financial Needs (part a)  \n");
missing += checkval(form.financialneedb,"Financial Needs (part b)  \n");
missing += checkval(form.athleticaccomplishments,"Athletic Accomplishments  \n");
missing += checkval(form.communityserviceaffiliations,"Community Service Affliliations  \n");
missing += checkval(form.collegesappliedto,"Colleges Applied to  \n");
missing += checkval(form.collegesacceptedat,"Colleges Accepted at  \n");
missing += checkval(form.collegeplantoattend,"Where to you plan to go to college  \n");
missing += checkval(form.areaofstudy,"Area of Study  \n");
missing += checkval(form.signature,"Signature  \n");
missing += checkval(form.howdidyouhear,"How did you hear about the BCCC Scholarship  \n");
   if (missing == "")
       {return true; }
   else
      {missing = "The following fields must be completed before you can submit this nomination:\n\n" + missing
       alert (missing);
       gotofld.focus();
       return false;
       }
}  // end submitnom
//  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function chkaltapprover(form)
 { missing = "";
    gotofld = "";
 
   missing += checkval(form.altapprover,"Alternate Approver  \n");
   missing += checkemail(form.altapprover_email,"Alternate Approver's email address \n");
   missing += checkval(form.altapprover_phone, "Alternate Approver's Phone Number \n");
   if (missing == "")
       {return true; }
   else
      {missing = "The following fields must be completed before you can proceed:\n\n" + missing
       alert (missing);
       gotofld.focus();
       return false;
       }
}  // end  chkaltapprover
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
function sendemailalerttoapproverbut()
{ var keepgoing="No";
  if(document.forms[0].whichmanager[1].checked)
     { if(chkaltapprover(document.forms[0]))
            {keepgoing="Yes";}
     }
   else
     { if(document.forms[0].whichmanager[0].checked)
          {keepgoing="Yes";}
        else
          {alert("Please indicate to whom this nomination should be sent");
            document.forms[0].whichmanager[0].focus()
          }
      }
  if(keepgoing=="Yes")
      {  return true;  }
  else
         {  return false;  }
 }