function validate()
{
var un = document.getElementById("username").value
var pw = document.getElementById("password").value
var pwC = document.getElementById("passwordConfirm").value
var name = document.getElementById("name").value
var dsgn = document.getElementById("designation").value
var company = document.getElementById("company").value
var addr = document.getElementById("address1").value
var city = document.getElementById("city").value
var tel	= document.getElementById("tel").value
//var fax	= document.getElementById("fax").value
var reg_no	= document.getElementById("reg_no").value
var at=document.getElementById("email").value.indexOf("@")
var ad=document.getElementById("email").value.indexOf(".")

var symbol=new Array("-"," ","~","`","!","@","#","$","%","^","&","*","(",")","+","=","|","\\","{","[","}","]",":",";","\"","\'","<",",",">","?","/");
//alert("-");
if (at==-1) 
 {
 alert("Not a valid e-mail!")
 submitOK="false"
 
 if (submitOK=="false")
 {
 return false
 }
 }
 
 if (ad==-1) 
 {
 alert("Not a valid e-mail!")
 submitOK="false"
 
if (submitOK=="false")
 {
 return false
 }
 }
 
if (un=="")
 {
 alert("Please enter the username")
 submitOK="false"
 
 if (submitOK=="false")
 {
 return false
 }
 }
 
for(i=0;i<symbol.length;i++){
	
	if (un.indexOf(symbol[i])>=0) 
	 {
	 alert("Please insert a username using only alpha-numeric characters\n( A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _ )")
	 submitOK="false"
	 
	if (submitOK=="false")
		 {
		 return false
		 }
	break;
	 }
}
 if (pw=="")
 {
 alert("Please enter the password")
 submitOK="false"
 
 if (submitOK=="false")
 {
 return false
 }
 }
 
 if (pwC=="")
 {
 alert("Please enter the re-type password field")
 submitOK="false"
 
 if (submitOK=="false")
 {
 return false
 }
 } 

  if (pw!=pwC)
 {
 alert("Your re-type password did not match")
 submitOK="false"
 
 if (submitOK=="false")
 {
 return false
 }
 }

 if (name=="")
 {
 alert("Please enter your full name")
 submitOK="false"
 
 if (submitOK=="false")
 {
 return false
 }
 }
 
 if (dsgn=="")
 {
 alert("Please enter the designation of your company")
 submitOK="false"
 
 if (submitOK=="false")
 {
 return false
 }
 }
 
 if (company=="")
 {
 alert("Please enter your company's name")
 submitOK="false"
 
 if (submitOK=="false")
 {
 return false
 }
 }
 
 if (addr=="")
 {
 alert("Please enter the company's address")
 submitOK="false"
 
 if (submitOK=="false")
 {
 return false
 }
 }
 
 if (city == "")
 {
 	alert("Please enter your city")
	submitOK="false"
	
	if (submitOK=="false")
	{
	return false
	}
}

if (isNaN (tel))
{
	alert("Please enter the correct phone number")
	submitOK="false"
	
	if (submitOK=="false")
	{
	return false
	}
}

if (tel == "")
{
	alert("Please enter the phone number")
	submitOK="false"
	
	if (submitOK=="false")
	{
		return false
	}
}

if (isNaN (fax))
{
	alert("Please enter the correct fax number")
	submitOK="false"
	
	if (submitOK=="false")
	{
	return false
	}
}
/*
if (fax == "")
{
	alert("Please enter the fax number")
	submitOK="false"
	
	if (submitOK=="false")
	{
		return false
	}
}*/

//if (reg_no == "")
 //{
// 	alert("Please enter your registration number")
///	submitOK="false"
	
//	if (submitOK=="false")
//	{
//	return false
//	}
//}


 

 
 
 }