function userValidate() { // OPEN FUNCTION  userValidate

var email = document.customer.email.value; // email value
var checkEmail = /^([a-zA-Z0-9-_\.]+)@([a-zA-Z0-9-\.]+)\.[a-z]{2,3}$/; // email value check
var phone = document.customer.phone.value; // phone value
var fax = document.customer.fax.value; // phone value
var checkPhone = RegExp("([0-9-_\./\+ ]{8,17})"); // phone value check

if(document.customer.name.value.length <1) { document.customer.name.select();
									  	   	 alert("Please enter your First Name");			  	   	 
		 		   							 return false; } 
if(document.customer.surname.value.length <1) { document.customer.surname.select();
									  	   	 alert("Please enter your Last Name");			  	   	 
		 		   							 return false; } 
if(document.customer.company.value.length <2) { document.customer.company.select();
									  	   	 alert("Please enter your Company Name");			  	   	 
		 		   							 return false; } 
if(document.customer.address.value.length <2) { document.customer.address.select();
									  	   	 alert("Please enter your Company Address (line 1)");			  	   	 
		 		   							 return false; } 
if(document.customer.address2.value.length <1) { document.customer.address2.select();
									  	   	 alert("Please enter your Company Address (line 2)");			  	   	 
		 		   							 return false; } 				
if(document.customer.city.value.length <1) { document.customer.city.select();
									  	   	 alert("Please enter your Company Address (City)");			  	   	 
		 		   							 return false; } 			
if(document.customer.country.value.length <1) { document.customer.country.select();
									  	   	 alert("Please enter your Company Address (Country)");			  	   	 
		 		   							 return false; } 												 											 
else if(!(checkPhone.test(phone))) {  		 document.customer.phone.select();
	 				 				   	  	 alert("Please enter a valid PHONE NUMBER including your  AREA CODE! Use only 0-9 - / eg. 09 4805656");		
											 return false; }
											 
else if(!(checkPhone.test(fax))) {  		 document.customer.fax.select();
	 				 				   	  	 alert("Please enter a valid FAX NUMBER including your  AREA CODE! Use only 0-9 - / eg. 09 4805656");		
											 return false; }

else if(!(checkEmail.test(email))) { 		 document.customer.email.select();
	 							   	 		 alert("Please enter a valid E-MAIL ADDRESS!");		 	   	 
		 		   							 return false; }				

if (!document.customer.selling[0].checked &&
!document.customer.selling[1].checked &&
!document.customer.selling[2].checked) {

alert("Please select an 'interested in selling' option");			// no radio button is selected
	return false;
}
	
			
if(document.customer.buss_type.value.length <1) { document.customer.buss_type.select();
									  	   	 alert("Please enter your Bussiness Type");			  	   	 
		 		   							 return false; } 	

if(document.customer.store_type.value.length <1) { document.customer.store_type.select();
									  	   	 alert("Please enter your Store Type");			  	   	 
		 		   							 return false; } 	 
							  	   	 
else if(document.customer.textfield.value.length <2) { 
	 										 document.customer.textfield.select();
	 										 alert("Please enter a Message/Enquiry!");		  	   	
		 		   							 return false; }											 
							
	
else { return true; }// submits form results
	   	
					
					} // CLOSE FUNCTION SUBBUTT