var empty ="";
var emptymessage = "The following fields are required before you can submit your request\n\n";
function checkFields(){
	if((document.forms[0].lastname.value.length == 0) || (document.forms[0].lastname.value == null) || isempty(document.forms[0].lastname.value)){
		emptyone('Last Name');
	}
	if((document.forms[0].firstname.value.length == 0) || (document.forms[0].firstname.value == null) || isempty(document.forms[0].firstname.value)){
		emptyone('First Name');
	}
	if((document.forms[0].dob.value.length == 0) || (document.forms[0].dob.value == null) || isempty(document.forms[0].dob.value)){
		emptyone('Date of Birth');
	}
	if(empty){
		alert(emptymessage);
		empty = 0;
		emptymessage = "The following fields are required before you can submit your request\n\n";
		//return false;
	}
	else{
		//return true;
		 document.forms["regform"].submit();

	}
}

function isempty(f){
for (var i=0; 1<f.length; i++){
	var c = f.charAt(i);
	if((c != ' ') && (c != '\n') && (c != '\t')) return false;
			
}
return true;
}

function emptyone(fieldname){
empty = 1;
emptymessage += fieldname +" \n";
}