function checkform(of)
		{
		// Test if DOM is available and there is an element called required
			if(!document.getElementById || !document.createTextNode){return;}
			if(!document.getElementById('required')){return;}

		// Define error messages and split the required fields
			var errorID='errormsg';
			var errorClass='error'
			var errorMsg='Please enter or change the fields marked in red';
			var errorImg='/images/emblem-important.png';
			var errorAlt='Error';
			var errorTitle='This field has an error!';
			var reqfields=document.getElementById('required').value.split(',');

		// Cleanup old mess
			// if there is an old errormessage field, delete it
			if(document.getElementById(errorID))
			{
				var em=document.getElementById(errorID);
				em.parentNode.removeChild(em);
			}
			// remove old images and classes from the required fields
			for(var i=0;i<reqfields.length;i++)
			{
				var f=document.getElementById(reqfields[i]);
				if(!f){continue;}
				if(f.previousSibling && /img/i.test(f.previousSibling.nodeName))
				{
					f.parentNode.removeChild(f.previousSibling);
				}
				if(f.nextSibling && /img/i.test(f.nextSibling.nodeName))
				{
					f.parentNode.removeChild(f.nextSibling);
				}
				f.className='';
			}
		// loop over required fields
			for(var i=0;i<reqfields.length;i++)
			{
		// check if required field is there
				var f=document.getElementById(reqfields[i]);
				if(!f){continue;}
		// test if the required field has an error, 
		// according to its type
				switch(f.type.toLowerCase())
				{
					case 'text':
						if(f.value=='' && f.id!='email'){cf_adderr(f)}							
		// email is a special field and needs checking
						if(f.id=='email' && !cf_isEmailAddr(f.value)){cf_adderr(f)}							
					break;
					case 'textarea':
						if(f.value==''){cf_adderr(f)}							
					break;
					case 'checkbox':
						if(!f.checked){cf_adderr(f)}							
					break;
					case 'select-one':
						if(!f.selectedIndex && f.selectedIndex==0){cf_adderr(f)}							
					break;
				}
			}
			return !document.getElementById(errorID);

			/* Tool methods */
			function cf_adderr(o)
			{
				// create image, add to and colourise the error fields
			//	var errorIndicator=document.createElement('img');
			//	errorIndicator.alt=errorAlt;
			//	errorIndicator.src=errorImg;
			//	errorIndicator.title=errorTitle;
			//	errorIndicator.setAttribute ("class","err");
				o.className=errorClass;
				//alert(o.type.toLowerCase());
			//	if(o.type.toLowerCase() == 'textarea' ) { o.parentNode.insertBefore(errorIndicator,o) }
			//	else { insertAfter(errorIndicator,o); }

			// Check if there is no error message
				if(!document.getElementById(errorID))
				{
				// create errormessage and insert before submit button
					var em=document.createElement('div');
					em.id=errorID;
					var newp=document.createElement('p');
					newp.appendChild(document.createTextNode(errorMsg))
					// clone and insert the error image
				//	newp.appendChild(errorIndicator.cloneNode(true));
					em.appendChild(newp);
					// find the submit button 
					for(var i=0;i<of.getElementsByTagName('input').length;i++)
					{
						if(/submit/i.test(of.getElementsByTagName('input')[i].type))
						{
							var sb=of.getElementsByTagName('input')[i];
							break;
						}
					}
					if(sb)
					{
						sb.parentNode.insertBefore(em,sb);
					}	
				} 
			}
			function insertAfter(newElement,targetElement) { 
  				var parent = targetElement.parentNode; 
  				if (parent.lastChild == targetElement) { 
					parent.appendChild(newElement); 
  				} else { 
    				parent.insertBefore(newElement,targetElement.nextSibling); 
  				} 
			}
			function cf_isEmailAddr(str) 
			{
			    return str.match(/^[\w-]+(\.[\w-]+)*@([\w-]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,7}$/);
			}
		}