function checkItems(formobj)
{
	var nm = formobj.Name.value
	if (nm == "")
	{
		alert("Please enter your name.");
		formobj.Name.focus();
		return false
	}	
	// check for a valid email
	var testresults
	var str=formobj.Email.value
	var filter=/^([\w-]+(?:\.[\w-]+)*)@((?:[\w-]+\.)*\w[\w-]{0,66})\.([a-z]{2,6}(?:\.[a-z]{2})?)$/i
	if (!filter.test(str))
	{
		alert("Please input a valid email address");
		formobj.Email.focus();
		return false
	}
	var tel = formobj.DDI.value
	if (tel == "")
	{
		alert("Please provide us with a valid contact telephone number.");
		formobj.DDI.focus();
		return false
	}	
	var ad1 = formobj.Address.value
	if (ad1 == "")
	{
		alert("Please enter your postal address.");
		formobj.Address.focus();
		return false
	}
return true
}