// JavaScript Document
var msg = "Plese complete the following fields \n ________________________\n\n";

function checkSearch(val)
{
	if(val=="")
	{
        alert(msg + " Enter the search word to proceed.");
		return false;
	}
	else
	{
		return true;	
	}
}

function subscribe(email_address)
{
	if(!checkEmail(email_address))
	{
	 alert(msg+" Please provide a valid email address to subscribe newsletters");
	 return false;
	}
	return true;
}	

function checkEmail(email_address) 
{
	//var email_address ;// = document.getElementById(email_address);
	//"^[\\w\.=-]+@[\\w\\.-]+\\.[a-zA-Z]{2,4}$"
	var filter = /^([a-zA-Z0-9_\.\-])+\@(([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+\.)+([a-zA-Z0-9]{2,4})+$/;
	if (!filter.test(email_address)) 
	{
	//	alert("Please provide a valid email address");
		//email.focus
		return false;
	}
	return true;
}