var W3CDOM = (document.getElementsByTagName && document.createElement); function checkvaild(){ var res = validate(); if(res == true){ document.forms[0].submit(); } } function validate() { //global js var | used to determine if form data is valid and should be submitted validForm = true; //global js var | points to the first invalid form input element firstError = null; //global js var | only used if W3C DOM is not supported errorstring = ""; var inputElementObj = document.forms[0].elements; var requiredInputElementsAr=new Array("nameBusiness","address","city","state","zip","phoneNumber"); //for each form element for (var i=0;i