function validate() {


	if (document.AppForm2a.hort.selectedIndex == 0) {
        alert("Please select Residential Status.");
		document.AppForm2a.hort.focus();
		return false;
    }
	if (document.AppForm2a.ukres.selectedIndex == 0) {
        alert("Please select UK resident Y/N.");
		document.AppForm2a.ukres.focus();
		return false;
    }
    	if (document.AppForm2a.ukres.selectedIndex == 2) {
        alert("Applications not accepted from Non UK Residents");
		document.AppForm2a.ukres.focus();
		return false;
    }
	if (document.AppForm2a.firstname.value == "") {
        alert("Please enter your First Name.");
		document.AppForm2a.firstname.focus();
		return false;
    }
	if (document.AppForm2a.surname.value == "") {
        alert("Please enter your Surname.");
		document.AppForm2a.surname.focus();
		return false;
    }
    if (document.AppForm2a.dobdd.selectedIndex == 0) {
		alert("Please select DOB day.");
		document.AppForm2a.dobdd.focus();
		return false;
    }
        if (document.AppForm2a.dobmm.selectedIndex == 0) {
		alert("Please select DOB month.");
		document.AppForm2a.dobmm.focus();
		return false;
    }
    if (document.AppForm2a.dobyy.value == "yyyy") {
	    alert("Please select DOB year.");
		document.AppForm2a.dobyy.focus();
		return false;
    }

    if (document.AppForm2a.hometel.value=="" && document.AppForm2a.mobile.value=="") {
		alert("Please enter a Telephone Number.");
		document.AppForm2a.worktel.focus();
		return false;
     }

	if (document.AppForm2a.loanpurpose.selectedIndex == 0) {
        alert("Please select Loan Purpose.");
		document.AppForm2a.loanpurpose.focus();
		return false;
    }
    if (document.AppForm2a.loanamount.value == "") {
		alert("Please enter Loan Amount .");
		document.AppForm2a.loanamount.focus();
		return false;
    }
	   
    if (document.AppForm2a.email.value == "") 
        return true;
    else  {
       if (document.AppForm2a.email.value.indexOf("@") != "-1" &&
	       document.AppForm2a.email.value.indexOf(".") != "-1")
	       return true;
	   else {
	     alert("Please re-enter your email address - '@' or '.' missing.");
		 document.AppForm2a.email.focus();
		 return false; 
	   }
    }

}
function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.0
  var p,i,x;  if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length) {
    d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);}
  if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++) x=d.forms[i][n];
  for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++) x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers[i].document);
  if(!x && document.getElementById) x=document.getElementById(n); return x;
}

function MM_validateForm() { //v4.0
  var i,p,q,nm,test,num,min,max,errors='',args=MM_validateForm.arguments;
  
  if (validate()) {
  for (i=0; i<(args.length-2); i+=3) { test=args[i+2]; val=MM_findObj(args[i]);
    if (val) { nm=val.name; if ((val=val.value)!="") {
      if (test.indexOf('isEmail')!=-1) { p=val.indexOf('@');
        if (p<1 || p==(val.length-1)) errors+='- '+nm+' must contain an e-mail address.\n';
      } else if (test!='R') {
        if (isNaN(val)) errors+='- '+nm+' must contain a number.\n';
        if (test.indexOf('inRange') != -1) { p=test.indexOf(':');
          min=test.substring(8,p); max=test.substring(p+1);
          if (val<min || max<val) errors+='- '+nm+' must contain a number between '+min+' and '+max+'.\n';
    } } } else if (test.charAt(0) == 'R') errors += '- '+nm+' is required.\n'; }
  } if (errors) {alert('The following error(s) occurred:\n'+errors);
  document.MM_returnValue = (errors == '');
  return false;
  }
  document.AppForm2a.submit();
  }
}