function display(text,dv)
{
document.getElementById(dv).innerHTML = text;

}


function textCounter(field,cntfield,maxlimit) {
if (field.value.length > maxlimit) // if too long...trim it!
field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);

else
cntfield.value = maxlimit - field.value.length;
}

function Validate()
{
  Valid = true


  if (document.commentform.author.value.length == 0) {
   author.innerText="*"
    Valid = false }

  else {
   author.innerText = "" }


  if (document.commentform.message1.value.length == 0) {
   message1.innerText="*"
    Valid = false }

  else {
   message1.innerText = "" }


  if (document.commentform.email.value.length == 0) {
   email.innerText="*"
    Valid = false }

  else {
   email.innerText = "" }



  // Check for valid form
  if (Valid == false) {
    return false }
  else {

    return true }
}

function checkEmail(emField){ //reference to email field passed as argument

var fieldValue = emField.value // store field's entire value in variable

// Begin Valid Email Address Tests

//if field is not empty
if(fieldValue != ""){
var atSymbol = 0

//loop through field value string
for(var a = 0; a < fieldValue.length; a++){

//look for @ symbol and for each @ found, increment atSymbol variable by 1
if(fieldValue.charAt(a) == "@"){
atSymbol++
}

}

// if more than 1 @ symbol exists
if(atSymbol > 1){
// then cancel and don't submit form
alert("Please Enter A Valid Email Address")
return false
}

// if 1 @ symbol was found, and it is not the 1st character in string
if(atSymbol == 1 && fieldValue.charAt(0) != "@"){
//look for period at 2nd character after @ symbol
var period = fieldValue.indexOf(".",fieldValue.indexOf("@")+2)

// "." immediately following 1st "." ?
var twoPeriods = (fieldValue.charAt((period+1)) == ".") ? true : false

//if period was not found OR 2 periods together OR field contains less than 5 characters OR period is in last position
if(period == -1 || twoPeriods || fieldValue.length < period + 2 || fieldValue.charAt(fieldValue.length-1)=="."){
// then cancel and don't submit form
alert("Please Enter A Valid Email Address")
return false
}

}
// no @ symbol exists or it is in position 0 (the first character of the field)
else{
// then cancel and don't submit form
alert("Please Enter A Valid Email Address")
return false
}
}
// if field is empty
else{
// then cancel and don't submit form
alert("Please Enter A Valid Email Address")
return false
}


return true
}