function trim_all(strObjName){ 
	//this function removes the spaces from the variables
        var strObj = strObjName;
        var strRet = "";
        for (i = 0;i < strObj.length;i++)
        {
                if(strObj.charAt(i) != " " && strObj.charAt(i) != "")
                        strRet = strRet+strObj.charAt(i);
        }
        return strRet;
}


function checkme(){

	var type = document.partnerlogin.type;
	var cnt = -1;
	for (var i=type.length-1; i > -1; i--){
		if (type[i].checked) {cnt = i; i = -1;}
	}
	
	if (cnt > -1){
		document.getElementById('typealert').style.display="none";
	}else{
		document.getElementById('typealert').style.display="block";
		return false;
	}
	
	var email = document.partnerlogin.partnerEMAIL;
	var PASSWORD = document.partnerlogin.partnerPASSWORD;
	
	var reTESTfirstchar = /^[a-zA-Z]*$/;
	var reEmail         = /^[0-9a-zA-Z_\.-]+\@[0-9a-zA-Z_\-]+\.[0-9a-zA-Z_\.-]*$/;
	
	if(trim_all(email.value) == ""){
		document.getElementById('emailalert').style.display='block';
		email.focus();
		return false;
	}else if(!reTESTfirstchar.test(email.value.charAt(0))){
		document.getElementById('emailalert').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('emailalert1').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('emailalert2').style.display='block';
		email.focus();
		return false;
	}else if(!reEmail.test(email.value)){
		document.getElementById('emailalert').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('emailalert2').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('emailalert1').style.display='block';
		email.focus();
		return false;
	}else{
		document.getElementById('emailalert').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('emailalert1').style.display='none';
		document.getElementById('emailalert2').style.display='none';
	}
	if(trim_all(PASSWORD.value) == ""){
		document.getElementById('palert').style.display='block';
		PASSWORD.focus();
		return false;
	}else{
		document.getElementById('palert').style.display='none';
	}		
	document.partnerlogin.updte.value = 1;	
/* 	document.partnerlogin.updte1.value = 2; */
	return true;
	
}