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function validInput(myform)  // validate user input
{
      var form_name=myform.name; 
      if (isBlank(myform.realname.value))    //  name valid?
          {
            alert("Please enter your name:");
            myform.realname.focus();
            return false;
          }
      if (isBlank(myform.phone.value))    //  name valid?
          {
            alert("Please enter your phone number:");
            myform.phone.focus();
            return false;
          }
      if (isBlank(myform.question.value))    //  name valid?
          {
            alert("Please enter your question:");
            myform.question.focus();
            return false;
          }
     return true;
}


function validMedReg(myform)  // validate shadow day registration user input
{
         var form_name=myform.name; 
         if (isBlank(myform.realname.value))    // first name valid?
          {
            alert("Please enter your name:");
            myform.realname.focus();
            return false;
          }

         if (isBlank(myform.Address.value))    // address valid?
          {
            alert("Please enter your address:");
            myform.Address.focus();
            return false;
          }

         if (isBlank(myform.City.value))    // city valid?
          {
            alert("Please enter city:");
            myform.City.focus();
            return false;
          }
         if (isBlank(myform.State.value))    // state valid?
          {
            alert("Please enter state:");
            myform.State.focus();
            return false;
          }

         if (isBlank(myform.Zip.value))    // zip valid?
          {
            alert("Please enter zip code:");
            myform.Zip.focus();
            return false;
          }

         if (isBlank(myform.Phone.value) || !isPhone(myform.Phone.value))
          {
             alert("Please enter phone number in the format of 123-456-7890:");
             myform.Phone.focus();
             return false;
          }

        if (!validateEMail(myform.email.value)){
           myform.email.focus();
           return false; 
        }  

         var rgroup=myform.session;
         var msg="Please choose the session you would like to attend:";  
         if (!validRadio(rgroup,msg))
           {
             rgroup[0].focus(); 
             return false;
           }       
         var rgroup=myform.Previously_Applied;
         var msg="Please let us know if you have previously applied to the College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University:";  
         if (!validRadio(rgroup,msg))
           {
             rgroup[0].focus(); 
             return false;
           }       

        return true;
}//end of med seesion registration validation


function isBlank(testStr) // check if a field is blank
  {
  if (testStr.length == 0)                     // nothing entered?
    return true
  for (var i = 0; i <= testStr.length-1; i++)  // all spaces?
    if (testStr.charAt(i) != " ")
      return false
  return true
  }

// end JS hide -->