function valid(buyers)
{
   if (buyers.First_Name.value == "")
   {
     alert("Please enter your first name.");
     buyers.First_Name.focus();
     return (false);
   }
  
   if (buyers.Last_Name.value == "")
   {
     alert("Please enter your last name.");
     buyers.Last_Name.focus();
     return (false);
   }
  
   if (buyers.Job_Title.value == "")
   {
     alert("Please enter your title.");
     buyers.Job_Title.focus();
     return (false);
   }
  
   if (buyers.Company.value == "")
   {
     alert("Please enter your company.");
     buyers.Company.focus();
     return (false);
   }
  
   if (buyers.Phone.value == "")
   {
     alert("Please enter your telephone number.");
     buyers.Phone.focus();
     return (false);
   }
  
   var myemail = buyers.E_Mail_Address.value;
   var inThere = myemail.match(/^([0-9a-z_&.+-]+!)*[0-9a-z_&.+-]+@(([0-9a-z]([0-9a-z-]*[0-9a-z])?\.)+[a-z]{2,3}|([0-9]{1,3}\.){3}[0-9]{1,3})$/i);

   if (!inThere)
   {
     alert("Sorry, " + myemail + " is not a valid email address.");
     buyers.E_Mail_Address.focus();
     return (false);
   }
   
   if (buyers.Country.value == "")
   {
     alert("Please enter your country.");
     buyers.Country.focus();
     return (false);
   }

   var myNumber_Of_Staff = document.buyers.Number_Of_Staff.options[document.buyers.Number_Of_Staff.selectedIndex].value;
   var inno_Staff = myNumber_Of_Staff.match(/^0$/);
   if (inno_Staff) {
     alert("Please make a selection for the number of staff in your company.");
     document.buyers.Number_Of_Staff.focus();
     return (false);
   }

   var myTime_Investigating = document.buyers.Time_Investigating.options[document.buyers.Time_Investigating.selectedIndex].value;
   var inTime_Investigating = myTime_Investigating(/^0$/);
   if (inTime_Investigating) {
      alert("Please make a selection for how long you have been investigating Balanced Scorecards.");
      document.buyers.Time_Investigating.focus();
      return (false);
   }

  return (true);
}

function short_valid(buyers)
{

   if (buyers.First_Name.value == "")
   {
     alert("Please enter your first name.");
     buyers.First_Name.focus();
     return (false);
   }
  
   if (buyers.Last_Name.value == "")
   {
     alert("Please enter your last name.");
     buyers.Last_Name.focus();
     return (false);
   }
  
   if (buyers.Job_Title.value == "")
   {
     alert("Please enter your title.");
     buyers.Job_Title.focus();
     return (false);
   }
  
   if (buyers.Company.value == "")
   {
     alert("Please enter your company.");
     buyers.Company.focus();
     return (false);
   }
  
   var myemail = buyers.E_Mail_Address.value;
   var inThere = myemail.match(/^([0-9a-z_&.+-]+!)*[0-9a-z_&.+-]+@(([0-9a-z]([0-9a-z-]*[0-9a-z])?\.)+[a-z]{2,3}|([0-9]{1,3}\.){3}[0-9]{1,3})$/i);

   if (!inThere)
   {
     alert("Sorry, " + myemail + " is not a valid email address.");
     buyers.E_Mail_Address.focus();
     return (false);
   }
   
   if (buyers.Country.value == "")
   {
     alert("Please enter your country.");
     buyers.Country.focus();
     return (false);
   }

  return (true);
}