// JavaScript Document


	   function trim(inputString) {

	   // Removes leading and trailing spaces from the passed string. Also removes

	   // consecutive spaces and replaces it with one space. If something besides

	   // a string is passed in (null, custom object, etc.) then return the input.

	   if (typeof inputString != "string") { return inputString; }

	   var retValue = inputString;

	   var ch = retValue.substring(0, 1);

	   while (ch == " ") { // Check for spaces at the beginning of the string

		  retValue = retValue.substring(1, retValue.length);

		  ch = retValue.substring(0, 1);

	   }

	   ch = retValue.substring(retValue.length-1, retValue.length);

	   while (ch == " ") { // Check for spaces at the end of the string

		  retValue = retValue.substring(0, retValue.length-1);

		  ch = retValue.substring(retValue.length-1, retValue.length);

	   }

	   while (retValue.indexOf("  ") != -1) { // Note that there are two spaces in the string - look for multiple spaces within the string

		  retValue = retValue.substring(0, retValue.indexOf("  ")) + retValue.substring(retValue.indexOf("  ")+1, retValue.length); // Again, there are two spaces in each of the strings

	   }

	   return retValue; // Return the trimmed string back to the user

	} // Ends the "trim" function



	
	function checkform(contactform){

		var found_it //initial value is null because we gave it no other value

			for (var i=0; i<document.contactform.title.length; i++)  { 
			if (document.contactform.title[i].checked)  {

			found_it = document.contactform.title[i].value //set found_it equal to checked button's value

			} 
			}

		if(!found_it){ //if found_it is equal to false or null, a button has NOT been checked

		alert("You must enter your title.");

			return false;
		}
		
		
		
		if(trim(document.contactform.forename.value)==""){

			alert("You must enter your forename.");

			document.contactform.forename.focus();

			return false;

		}
		
		if(trim(document.contactform.surname.value)==""){

			alert("You must enter your surname.");

			document.contactform.surname.focus();

			return false;

		}
		
		
		
		var found_it2 //initial value is null because we gave it no other value

			for (var i=0; i<document.contactform.industry.length; i++)  { 
			if (document.contactform.industry[i].checked)  {

			found_it2 = document.contactform.industry[i].value //set found_it equal to checked button's value

			} 
			}

		if(!found_it2){ //if found_it is equal to false or null, a button has NOT been checked

		alert("You must enter your industry.");

			return false;
		}
		
		if(trim(document.contactform.company.value)==""){

			alert("You must enter your company.");

			document.contactform.company.focus();

			return false;

		}
		
		if(trim(document.contactform.email.value)==""){

			alert("You must enter your email address.");

			document.contactform.email.focus();

			return false;

		}
		
		
		if(trim(document.contactform.telephone.value)==""){

			alert("You must enter your telephone number.");

			document.contactform.telephone.focus();

			return false;

		}
		
		
		if(trim(document.contactform.message.value)==""){

			alert("You must enter your message.");

			document.contactform.message.focus();

			return false;

		}
				
	}