function validateForm(){

            name = document.forms["viewservices"].name.value;
            _name = document.forms["viewservices"].name;
            email= document.forms["viewservices"].email.value;
            _email= document.forms["viewservices"].email;
            subject = document.forms["viewservices"].subject.value;
            _subject = document.forms["viewservices"].subject; 
            _topic = document.forms["viewservices"].topic;
            topic = _topic.options[_topic.selectedIndex].value;
            message= document.forms["viewservices"].message.value;
            _message= document.forms["viewservices"].message;

   
            if( (typeof name == "undefined" ) || (name == "") ){
               alert("You must enter your name.");
               _name.focus();
               return false;
            }
   
            if( (typeof email == "undefined" ) || (email == "") ){
               alert("You must enter your e-mail.");
               _email.focus();
               return false;
            }
            
            email = stripSpaces(email);
            if(validateEmail(email)==false){
               alert("Invalid E-mail. Please enter a valid e-mail address.");
               return false;
            }           
            
             if( (typeof subject == "undefined" ) || (subject == "") ){
               alert("You must enter a subject.");
               _subject.focus();
               return false;
            }
            
            if( (typeof topic == "undefined" ) || (topic == "-select-") ){
               alert("You must select an option from the pulldown.");
               return false;
            }     
            
            if( (typeof message == "undefined" ) || (message == "") ){
               alert("You must enter a message.");
               _message.focus();
               return false;
            }
            return true;
}



function stripSpaces(x) {
    
    while (x.substring(0,1) == ' ') x = x.substring(1);
    while (x.substring(x.length-1,x.length) == ' ') x = x.substring(0,x.length-1);
    return x;
}