function validate(Theform)
{


if(!check(Theform, 'Fname','First Name', 1, 30, 'characters','\' ', 'mandatory'))
		return(false);
if(!check(Theform, 'Lname','Last Name ', 1, 30, 'characters','\' ', 'mandatory'))
		return(false);
if(!check(Theform, 'Address','Address', 5, 400, 'none', 'mandatory'))
		return(false); 
if(!check(Theform, 'City','City', 2, 50, 'characters', ' -_', 'mandatory'))
		return(false);	
		
if(!check(Theform, 'State','State', 3, 20, 'characters',' -_', 'optional'))
	return(false);
	if(Theform("country").value==0){
alert("please select country");
return(false);
}	
if(!check(Theform, 'Postcode','Post Code', 5, 10, 'characters', '1234567890 _-', 'mandatory'))
		return(false);
		
if(!check(Theform, 'Company','Company', 5, 50, 'characters', '1234567890 _-', 'mandatory'))
		return(false);
		if(!check(Theform, 'website','Website', 5, 50, 'none', 'mandatory'))
		return(false);
		
if(!check(Theform, 'Wphone','Work phone', 5, 20, 'digits', 'ex- _()','optional'))
		return(false);
		if(!check(Theform, 'Mphone','Cell Phone', 5, 20, 'digits', 'ex- _()','optional'))
		return(false);
		if(!check(Theform, 'fax','Fax no', 5, 20, 'digits', 'ex- _()','optional'))
		return(false);

if(!check(Theform, 'Email','Email Address', 5, 200, 'email', '_-', 'mandatory'))
		return(false);
		if(!check(Theform, 'directurl','Direct Url', 5, 50, 'none', '1234567890 _-', 'mandatory'))
		return(false);
if(!check(Theform, 'federaltaxid','Federal Tax Id', 9, 9, 'digits', 'ex-','mandatory'))
		return(false);

//Theform.action = 'Affiliatesignup.asp';
Theform.submit();
return(true);
}