function validate_required(field,alerttxt)
{
with (field)
  {
  if (value==null||value=="")
    {
    alert(alerttxt);return false;
    }
  else
    {
    return true;
    }
  }
}


function validate_form(thisform)
{
with (thisform)
  {
  if (validate_required(author,"Author's Full Name must be filled out!")==false)
  {author.focus();return false;}
  
  if (validate_required(email,"Author's Email must be filled out!")==false)
  {email.focus();return false;}
  
   if (validate_required(school,"Author's School must be filled out!")==false)
  {school.focus();return false;}
  
    if (validate_required(type_id,"Type of Submission must be filled out!")==false)
  {type_id.focus();return false;}
  
   if (validate_required(juris_id,"Jurisdiction must be filled out!")==false)
  {juris_id.focus();return false;}
  
    if (validate_required(sub_juris_id,"Sub-Jurisdiction must be filled out!")==false)
  {sub_juris_id.focus();return false;}
  
  if (validate_required(recaptcha_response_field,"Security Verification must be filled out!")==false)
  {recaptcha_response_field.focus();return false;}
  
   
  }
}