function confirm_on_del(val)
{

	if(val.length==0)
	val = "Are you sure?";
	
		if(confirm(val))
			return true;
		else
			return false;
}

function login()
{

  if(document.loginfrm.email.value.length==0)
  {
  	alert("Enter Email");
	document.loginfrm.email.focus();
    return false;
  }	
  	
  if(document.loginfrm.password.value.length==0)
  {
  	alert("Enter Password");
	document.loginfrm.password.focus();
    return false;
  }

	return true;	

}

/**************************EMAIL CHECKING***************************/
 
 function checkmail(fldname)

  {  



	//for all email fields in any forms - BOTH FOR ADMIN/USERS

    msg=false;  

	email = fldname.value;

	var len = email.length;              

	if(len<5)

		{

			//alert("Invalid Email - id")

			msg=true;

            //fldname.value="";

		}

	else

		{				

          											//len=17

	var index1 = email.indexOf('@');    			//index1=8         												  					   

	var subind = email.substring(0,index1);        //subind=

	var indlen = subind.length;					  //indlen=7 

												   //index2=14 

													//subind1=yahoo

	var index2 = email.indexOf('.');			  //indlen1=5 index3=17 subind3=com indlen2=3	

	var subind1=email.substring(indlen+1,index2);	//

	var indlen1 = subind1.length;

	var index3 = email.indexOf(' ');

	var subind3=email.substring(index2+1,len)

	var indlen2 = subind3.length;

	if((index1!= -1)&&(index2!= -1)&&(index3==-1))

	{	

		if((indlen!=0)&&(indlen1!=0)&&(indlen2!=0))

		{

//   			alert("valid Email -id");		  	 	

		} 

        else

		{

			//alert("Invalid Email - id")

			msg=true;

            //fldname.value="";

		}

	}

	else

	{

   		//alert("Invalid Email - id");

		msg=true;

        //fldname.value="";

	}		

	} // end of else if len<5

	 return msg;

  }	
  
  function chk_abstract(obj, is_paper)
  {
		
		if(obj.name.value.length==0)
		{
			alert("Please enter your Name");
			obj.name.focus();
			return false;
		}
		
		if(obj.organisation.value.length==0)
		{
			alert("Please enter your Organisation");
			obj.organisation.focus();
			return false;
		}
		
		if(obj.email.value.length==0)
		{
			alert("Please enter your Email address");
			obj.email.focus();
			return false;
		}
		else
		{
	
			if(checkmail(obj.email))
			{
				alert("Please enter a valid Email address");
				obj.email.focus();
				return false;
			}	
				
		}		
		
		if(obj.phone.value.length==0)
		{
			alert("Please enter your Phone number");
			obj.phone.focus();
			return false;
		}
		
		if(obj.abstract_title.value.length==0)
		{
			alert("Please enter an Abstract Title");
			obj.abstract_title.focus();
			return false;
		}
		
		if(obj.abstract_text.value.length==0)
		{
			alert("Please enter the Abstract Text");
			obj.abstract_text.focus();
			return false;
		}
		
		if(obj.biography.value.length==0)
		{
			alert("Please enter your Biography");
			obj.biography.focus();
			return false;
		}
		
		if(is_paper==1)
		{
			
			if(obj.paper_doc.value.length==0)
			{				
				alert("Please upload your Paper");
				obj.paper_doc.focus();
				return false;
			}
		}
		
		return true;
	}
	
	//var maxcount = 200;             // change the number 30 at left which is the maximum words allowed
	function getData(obj, texter, maxcount) {
	 var words = obj.value;
	for (var num=1; num<words.length; num++)
	 words = words.replace("  "," ");
	 var wordy = words.length;
	 if (words.substring(wordy-1,wordy) == " ") { words = words.substring(0,wordy-1); }
	 var data = words.split(' ');
	 for (i=0; i<data.length; i++) {
	 texter.value = data.length; }
	
	 theval = obj.value.length
	 theval = obj.value.substring(0,obj.value.length-2)
//	 if (data.length > (maxcount + 1)) {obj.value = ""; texter.value=0; alert('Please edit your text to ensure that you are below the maximum word count'); return;}
//	 if (data.length > maxcount) {obj.value = theval; texter.value=maxcount; alert('You have reached the maximum words allowed for this field'); return;}
	
	 if (obj.value == "") {texter.value = "";}
	 }
	 
	 function popupwindow(obj)
   	 {
		window.open(obj, '', "scrollbars=yes");
	 }