function formValidate(theForm)
{

  if (theForm.Name.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter a value for the \"Name\" field.");
    theForm.Name.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.Name.value.length < 1)
  {
    alert("Please enter at least 1 characters in the \"Name\" field.");
    theForm.Name.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.Address.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter a value for the \"Address\" field.");
    theForm.Address.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.Address.value.length < 1)
  {
    alert("Please enter at least 1 characters in the \"Address\" field.");
    theForm.Address.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.City.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter a value for the \"City\" field.");
    theForm.City.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.City.value.length < 1)
  {
    alert("Please enter at least 1 characters in the \"City\" field.");
    theForm.City.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.State.selectedIndex < 0)
  {
    alert("Please select one of the \"State\" options.");
    theForm.State.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.State.selectedIndex == 0)
  {
    alert("The first \"State\" option is not a valid selection.  Please choose one of the other options.");
    theForm.State.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.Zip.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter a value for the \"Zip Code\" field.");
    theForm.Zip.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.Zip.value.length < 5)
  {
    alert("Please enter at least 5 characters in the \"Zip Code\" field.");
    theForm.Zip.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.Zip.value.length > 10)
  {
    alert("Please enter at most 10 characters in the \"Zip Code\" field.");
    theForm.Zip.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  var checkOK = "0123456789--";
  var checkStr = theForm.Zip.value;
  var allValid = true;
  for (i = 0;  i < checkStr.length;  i++)
  {
    ch = checkStr.charAt(i);
    for (j = 0;  j < checkOK.length;  j++)
      if (ch == checkOK.charAt(j))
        break;
    if (j == checkOK.length)
    {
      allValid = false;
      break;
    }
  }
  if (!allValid)
  {
    alert("Please enter only digit and \"-\" characters in the \"Zip Code\" field.");
    theForm.Zip.focus();
    return (false);
  }



  if (theForm.Phone.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter a value for the \"Phone\" field.");
    theForm.Phone.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.Phone.value.length < 12)
  {
    alert("Please enter at least 12 characters in the \"Phone\" field.");
    theForm.Phone.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.Phone.value.length > 12)
  {
    alert("Please enter at most 12 characters in the \"Phone\" field.");
    theForm.Phone.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  var checkOK = "0123456789--";
  var checkStr = theForm.Phone.value;
  var allValid = true;
  for (i = 0;  i < checkStr.length;  i++)
  {
    ch = checkStr.charAt(i);
    for (j = 0;  j < checkOK.length;  j++)
      if (ch == checkOK.charAt(j))
        break;
    if (j == checkOK.length)
    {
      allValid = false;
      break;
    }
  }
  if (!allValid)
  {
    alert("Please enter only digit and \"-\" characters in the \"Phone\" field.");
    theForm.Phone.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  if (theForm.S1.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter a value for the \"Comments\" field.");
    theForm.S1.focus();
    return (false);
  }
  return (true);
}