function checking(form1)
{
	var valid3 = "0123456789" ; 
	var valid2 = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ " ;
	var temp ;

	var miss_content = "The following information is either missing or incorrect, please amend accordingly and re-submit:\n" ;
	var valid = true ;

	if (form1.category.selectedIndex == 0) {
		miss_content = miss_content + "- missing Brand category\n" ;
		valid = false ; 
	}

	if (form1.brandname.value == "") {
		miss_content = miss_content + "- missing Brand name\n" ;
		valid = false ; 
	}

	if (form1.origin.selectedIndex == 0) {
		miss_content = miss_content + "- missing Brand origin\n" ;
		valid = false ; 
	}

	if (form1.shops.value == "") {
		miss_content = miss_content + "- missing No. of shops\n" ;
		valid = false ; 
	}

	/*
	if (form1.target.value == "") {
		miss_content = miss_content + "- missing Target group\n" ;
		valid = false ; 
	}

	if (form1.price.value == "") {
		miss_content = miss_content + "- missing Product price range\n" ;
		valid = false ; 
	}

	if (form1.area.value == "") {
		miss_content = miss_content + "- missing Area required\n" ;
		valid = false ; 
	}

	if (form1.reference.value == "") {
		miss_content = miss_content + "- missing Reference website\n" ;
		valid = false ; 
	}
	*/

	if (!form1.salutation[0].checked && !form1.salutation[1].checked) {
		miss_content = miss_content + "- missing Salutation\n" ;
		valid = false ; 
	}

	if (form1.lastname.value == "") {
		miss_content = miss_content + "- missing Last name\n" ;
		valid = false ; 
	}

	if (form1.firstname.value == "") {
		miss_content = miss_content + "- missing First name\n" ;
		valid = false ; 
	}

	if (form1.title.value == "") {
		miss_content = miss_content + "- missing Title\n" ;
		valid = false ; 
	}

	if (form1.email.value == "") {
		miss_content = miss_content + "- missing Email address\n" ;
		valid = false ; 
	}
	else {
		if((form1.email.value.indexOf('@') == -1) || (form1.email.value.indexOf('.') == -1)) {
	                miss_content = miss_content + "- incorrect email address format\n" ;
        	        valid = false ; 
	        }
	}

	/*
	if (form1.address1.value == "" && form1.address2.value == "" && form1.address3.value == "") {
		miss_content = miss_content + "- missing Mailing address\n" ;
		valid = false ; 
	}
	*/
 
	if (form1.contact.value == "") {
		miss_content = miss_content + "- missing Contact number\n" ;
		valid = false ; 
	}

	/*
	if (form1.fax.value == "") {
		miss_content = miss_content + "- missing Fax number\n" ;
		valid = false ; 
	}

	if (form1.message.value == "") {
		miss_content = miss_content + "- missing Message\n" ;
		valid = false ; 
	}
	*/

	if (!form1.read.checked) {
		miss_content = miss_content + "- missing Read and understand statement\n" ;
		valid = false ; 
	}

	if (! valid) {
		alert(miss_content) ;
		return false ;
	}
	else {
		return true ;
	}
}