// 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(regform){

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

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

			found_it = document.regform.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.regform.forename.value)==""){

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

			document.regform.forename.focus();

			return false;

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

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

			document.regform.surname.focus();

			return false;

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

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

			found_it2 = document.regform.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.regform.position.value)==""){

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

			document.regform.position.focus();

			return false;

		}
		

		if(trim(document.regform.company.value)==""){

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

			document.regform.company.focus();

			return false;

		}
		
		if(trim(document.regform.companyact.value)==""){

			alert("You must provide your company activity.");

			document.regform.companyact.focus();

			return false;

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

			alert("You must provide a contact telephone number");

			document.regform.telephone.focus();

			return false;

		}
		

		
		if(trim(document.regform.address1.value)==""){

			alert("You must provide the first line of your address.");

			document.regform.address1.focus();

			return false;

		}
		
		if(trim(document.regform.county.value)==""){

			alert("You must provide the county line of your address.");

			document.regform.county.focus();

			return false;

		}
			
		if(trim(document.regform.postcode.value)==""){

			alert("You must provide the postcode of your address.");

			document.regform.postcode.focus();

			return false;

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

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

			document.regform.email.focus();

			return false;

		}
				if(trim(document.regform.email_conf.value)==""){

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

			document.regform.email_conf.focus();

			return false;

		}
		
		if(document.regform.email.value != document.regform.email_conf.value){
				alert("Your confirmed email address doesn't match.");
				document.regform.email.value="";
				document.regform.email_conf.value="";
				document.regform.email.focus();
				return false;
		}

				
		if(trim(document.regform.telephone.value)==""){

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

			document.regform.telephone.focus();

			return false;

		}

		if (document.regform.read_terms.checked == false) 
    {
        alert ('Please confirm that you have read and accept our terms and conditions.');
        return false;
    }
		
	}