function checkForm() {

     var itemsMissing;
     itemsMissing = "";

         if(form.name.value =="") {
         itemsMissing += "Recipients Name\n";
     }

/*         if(!ValidateEmail(form.Email.value)) {
         itemsMissing += "A valid email address\n";
    }

        if(form.company.value =="") {
         itemsMissing += "Company Name\n";
    }


        if(form.tel.value =="") {
         itemsMissing += "Telephone number is either missing or incorrect\n";
    }
*/
        if(form.address1.value =="") {
         itemsMissing += "Address Line 1\n";
    }


        if(form.town.value =="") {
         itemsMissing += "Delivery Town\n";
    }


        if(form.postcode.value =="") {
         itemsMissing += "Delivery Postcode\n";
    }

        if(form.county.value =="") {
         itemsMissing += "Delivery County\n";
    }
        /*if(!checkPostCode(form.Postcode.value)) {
         itemsMissing += "A valid UK Postcode\n";
    }*/



                 if(itemsMissing != "" ) {
          alert("The following information is required:\n\n" + itemsMissing);
      return false;
     }
     return true;

}

function checkPostCode (toCheck) {

  // Permitted letters depend upon their position in the postcode.
  var alpha1 = "[abcdefghijklmnoprstuwyz]";                       // Character 1
  var alpha2 = "[abcdefghklmnopqrstuvwxy]";                       // Character 2
  var alpha3 = "[abcdefghjkstuw]";                                // Character 3
  var alpha4 = "[abehmnprvwxy]";                                  // Character 4
  var alpha5 = "[abdefghjlnpqrstuwxyz]";                          // Character 5


  // Array holds the regular expressions for the valid postcodes
  var pcexp = new Array ();

  // Expression for postcodes: AN NAA, ANN NAA, AAN NAA, and AANN NAA
  pcexp.push (new RegExp ("^(" + alpha1 + "{1}" + alpha2 + "?[0-9]{1,2})(\\s*)([0-9]{1}" + alpha5 + "{2})$","i"));

  // Expression for postcodes: ANA NAA
  pcexp.push (new RegExp ("^(" + alpha1 + "{1}[0-9]{1}" + alpha3 + "{1})(\\s*)([0-9]{1}" + alpha5 + "{2})$","i"));

  // Expression for postcodes: AANA  NAA
  pcexp.push (new RegExp ("^(" + alpha1 + "{1}" + alpha2 + "?[0-9]{1}" + alpha4 +"{1})(\\s*)([0-9]{1}" + alpha5 + "{2})$","i"));

  // Exception for the special postcode GIR 0AA
  pcexp.push (/^(GIR)(\s*)(0AA)$/i);

  // Standard BFPO numbers
  pcexp.push (/^(bfpo)(\s*)([0-9]{1,4})$/i);

  // c/o BFPO numbers
  pcexp.push (/^(bfpo)(\s*)(c\/o\s*[0-9]{1,3})$/i);

  // Load up the string to check
  var postCode = toCheck;

  // Assume we're not going to find a valid postcode
  var valid = false;

  // Check the string against the types of post codes
  for ( var i=0; i<pcexp.length; i++) {
    if (pcexp[i].test(postCode)) {

      // The post code is valid - split the post code into component parts
      pcexp[i].exec(postCode);

      // Copy it back into the original string, converting it to uppercase and
      // inserting a space between the inward and outward codes
      postCode = RegExp.$1.toUpperCase() + " " + RegExp.$3.toUpperCase();

      // If it is a BFPO c/o type postcode, tidy up the "c/o" part
      postCode = postCode.replace (/C\/O\s*/,"c/o ");

      // Load new postcode back into the form element
      valid = true;

      // Remember that we have found that the code is valid and break from loop
      break;
    }
  }

  // Return with either the reformatted valid postcode or the original invalid
  // postcode
  if (valid) {return postCode;} else return false;
}


function ValidateEmail(emailID){
        if ((emailID ==null)||(emailID =="")){
                return false
        }
        if (echeck(emailID)==false){
                return false
        }
        return true
 }

