function checkEmail() 
	{ //this function verifies if the email is valid in format...
		if (/^\w+([\.-]?\w+)*@\w+([\.-]?\w+)*(\.\w{1,3})+$/.test(document.form1.email.value))
		{
			return true;
		}
		alert("Invalid email address format. Please retry.")
		document.form1.email.focus();
		document.form1.email.select();
		return false;
	}//end function checkEmail()
	
	function checkEmail2() 
	{ //this function verifies if the email is valid in format...
		if (/^\w+([\.-]?\w+)*@\w+([\.-]?\w+)*(\.\w{1,3})+$/.test(document.form3.email.value))
		{
			return true;
		}
		alert("Invalid email address format. Please retry.")
		document.form3.email.focus();
		document.form3.email.select();
		return false;
	}//end function checkEmail()
	
	function retrievePass(){
		if(document.form3.email.value == ""){
			alert("Please enter your email address");
			document.form3.email.focus();
			return false;
		}
		else{
			if(checkEmail2() == false){
				return false;
			}
			else{
				document.form3.action = "retrievepassword.php";
				document.form3.submit();
			}
		}
	}
	function verify(){
		if(document.form1.login_id.value == ""){
			alert("Please enter your login ID.");
			document.form1.login_id.focus();
			return false;
		}
		else if(document.form1.password.value == ""){
			alert("Please enter your password");
			document.form1.password.focus();
			return false;
		}
		else{
			document.form1.action = "userlogin.php";
			return true;
		}
	}