
<!-- 

// check for IE3
var isIE3 = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf('MSIE 3') != -1);

function validation(realName, formEltName, eltType, upToSnuff, format) {
  this.realName = realName;
  this.formEltName = formEltName;
  this.eltType = eltType;
  this.upToSnuff = upToSnuff;
  this.format = format;
}

//************************************************************************

/*   new validation(	'Nom du champs pour message d'erreur',
						'Nom du champs dans la form'
						'Type',
						'Procédure de validation'
						'Format suggéré')*/


var beginRequestAlertForText = "Veuillez inclure ";
var beginRequestAlertGeneric = "VOUS DEVEZ REPONDRE A TOUTES LES QUESTIONS POUR OBTENIR UN RESULTAT CONCLUANT";
var endRequestAlert = ".";
var beginInvalidAlert = " est invalide";
var endInvalidAlert = " !";
var beginFormatAlert = "  Utiliser ce format: ";


/**************************************************************************

** these functions validate the string or form object passed in,
** and return true or false based on whether the test succeeds or fails
**
** validate existence of input
**   isText(str): verifies text input or textarea is not empty
**   isSelect(formObj): verifies item from a select menu is chosen
**   isRadio(formObj): verifies one of a group of radio buttons is chosen
**   isCheck(formObj, form, [begin], [num]): verifies at least one
**       of a group of checkboxes is checked
**     for [begin], fill in the index number in the elements array
**         of the first checkbox (remember to start counting from zero)
**     for [num], fill in the number of checkboxes in the group
**
** validate text in text input or textarea matches pattern
**   isEmail(str): verifies email address (contains "@" and ".")
**   isState(str): verifies U.S. State Code
**   isZipCode(str): verifies zip code of form xxxxx or xxxxx-xxxx
**   isPhoneNum(str): verifies phone number of form xxx-xxx-xxxx
**   isDate(str): verifies date of form mm/dd/yyyy
***************************************************************/

function isText(str) {
  return (str != "");
}

function isSelect(formObj) {
  return (formObj.selectedIndex != 0);
}

function isRadio(formObj) {
  for (j=0; j<formObj.length; j++) {
    if (formObj[j].checked) {
      return true;
    }
  }
  return false;
}

function isCheck(formObj, form, begin, num) {
  for (j=begin; j<begin+num; j++) {
    if (form.elements[j].checked) {
      return true;
    }
  }
  return false;
}


function isNumberString(str) {
	RefString="1234567890";
	for (Count=0; Count < str.length; Count++)
	{
		TempChar= str.substring (Count, Count+1);
		if (RefString.indexOf (TempChar, 0)==-1)
		return (false);
	}
	return (true);
}


/***************************************************************
** The validateForm() function validates the form elements
** previously defined as validation objects and as members of
** the elts array. We loop through the elts array, testing each
** element in turn, and alerting the user when they've missed
** a required field
***************************************************************/

function validateForm(form) {
  var formEltName = "";
  var formObj = "";
  var str = "";
  var realName = "";
  var alertText = "";
  var firstMissingElt = null;
  var hardReturn = "\r\n";

  for (i=0; i<elts.length; i++) {
    formEltName = elts[i].formEltName;
    formObj = eval("form." + formEltName);
    realName = elts[i].realName;

    if (elts[i].eltType == "text") {
      str = formObj.value;

      if (eval(elts[i].upToSnuff)) continue;

      if (str == "") {
        if (allAtOnce) {
          alertText += beginRequestAlertForText + realName + endRequestAlert + hardReturn;
          if (firstMissingElt == null) {firstMissingElt = formObj};
        } else {
          alertText = beginRequestAlertForText + realName + endRequestAlert + hardReturn;
          alert(alertText);
        }
      } else {
        if (allAtOnce) {
		  alertText += realName + beginInvalidAlert  + endInvalidAlert + hardReturn;
        } else {
          alertText = realName + beginInvalidAlert  + endInvalidAlert + hardReturn;
        }
        if (elts[i].format != null) {
          alertText += beginFormatAlert + elts[i].format + hardReturn;
        }
        if (allAtOnce) {
          if (firstMissingElt == null) {firstMissingElt = formObj};
        } else {
          alert(alertText);
        }
      }
    } else {
      if (eval(elts[i].upToSnuff)) continue;
      if (allAtOnce) {
        alertText += beginRequestAlertGeneric + realName + endRequestAlert + hardReturn;
        if (firstMissingElt == null) {firstMissingElt = formObj};
      } else {
        alertText = beginRequestAlertGeneric + realName + endRequestAlert + hardReturn;
        alert(alertText);
      }
    }
    if (!isIE3) {
      var goToObj = (allAtOnce) ? firstMissingElt : formObj;
      if (goToObj.select) goToObj.select();
      if (goToObj.focus) goToObj.focus();
    }
    if (!allAtOnce) {return false};
  }
  if (allAtOnce) {
    if (alertText != "") {
      alert(alertText);
      return false;
    }
  } 
  return true; 
}


 //-->