function frm_subscription_Validator(theForm)
{

var alertsay = "";

//--- EMAIL VALIDATION -----------------------------------------------------------------
// check if email field is blank
if (theForm.frm_email.value == "")
{
alert("Please enter your email");
theForm.frm_email.focus();
return (false);
}


// test if valid email address, must have @ and .
var checkEmail = "@.";
var checkStr = theForm.frm_email.value;
var EmailValid = false;
var EmailAt = false;
var EmailPeriod = false;
for (i = 0;  i < checkStr.length;  i++)
{
ch = checkStr.charAt(i);
for (j = 0;  j < checkEmail.length;  j++)
{
if (ch == checkEmail.charAt(j) && ch == "@")
EmailAt = true;
if (ch == checkEmail.charAt(j) && ch == ".")
EmailPeriod = true;
	  if (EmailAt && EmailPeriod)
		break;
	  if (j == checkEmail.length)
		break;
	}
	// if both the @ and . were in the string
if (EmailAt && EmailPeriod)
{
		EmailValid = true
		break;
	}
}
if (!EmailValid)
{
alert("Your email must contain \"@\" and \".\".");
theForm.frm_email.focus();
return (false);
}




//--- TESTING - DEBUG ----------------------------------------------------

//alertsay = "All Validations have succeeded. "
//alertsay = alertsay + "This is just a test page. There is no submission page."
//alert(alertsay);
//return (false);
// replace the above with return(true); if you have a valid form to submit to
}