function checkForm(staff_signupform)
    {
  var alertsay = "";
  if (staff_signupform.staff_name.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter your name");
    staff_signupform.staff_name.focus();
    return (false);
  }
  
  var checkEmail = "@.";
  var checkStr = staff_signupform.staff_email.value;
  var EmailValid = false;
  var EmailAt = false;
  var EmailPeriod = false;
  for (i = 0;  i < checkStr.length;  i++)
  {
    ch = checkStr.charAt(i);
    for (j = 0;  j < checkEmail.length;  j++)
    {
      if (ch == checkEmail.charAt(j) && ch == "@")
        EmailAt = true;
      if (ch == checkEmail.charAt(j) && ch == ".")
        EmailPeriod = true;
	  if (EmailAt && EmailPeriod)
		break;
	  if (j == checkEmail.length)
		break;
	}
	// if both the @ and . were in the string
    if (EmailAt && EmailPeriod)
    {
		EmailValid = true
		break;
	}
  }
  if (!EmailValid)
  {
    alert("Please enter a valid e-mail address");
    staff_signupform.staff_email.focus();
    return (false);
  }
  
  if (staff_signupform.staff_phone.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter at least 1 valid phone number");
    staff_signupform.staff_phone.focus();
    return (false);
  }
       var checkOK = "0123456789 +\(\)-/";
        var checkStr = staff_signupform.staff_phone.value;
        var allValid = true;
        var allNum = "";
        for (i = 0;  i < checkStr.length;  i++)
        {
          ch = checkStr.charAt(i);
          for (j = 0;  j < checkOK.length;  j++)
            if (ch == checkOK.charAt(j))
              break;
          if (j == checkOK.length)
          {
            allValid = false;
            break;
          }
          if (ch != ",")
            allNum += ch;
        }
        if (!allValid)
        {
          alert("Please make sure you entered a valid phone number");
          staff_signupform.staff_phone.focus();
          return (false);
      }
  return (true);
 }