var errColor = "red";
var normalColor = "#D0B883";


function validate_form(){
	var emailCheck = /^\w+([\.-]?\w+)*@\w+([\.-]?\w+)*(\.\w{2,4})+$/;
	var YouremailAddress = document.rodale_books_form.txt_youremail.value;
	var FriendemailAddress = document.rodale_books_form.txt_friendemail.value;
	
	var error_count = 0;
	
	//your name
		if(document.rodale_books_form.txt_yourname.value == "" ){
			//alert ( "Please fill in the 'First Name' box." );
			document.getElementById("Error").style.display = 'block';
			document.getElementById("YourNameAsterisk").innerHTML = '*';
			error_count++;
		}else{
			document.getElementById("Error").style.display = 'none';
			document.getElementById("YourNameAsterisk").innerHTML = '';
		}
		
	//your email validation
	 	if (emailCheck.test(YouremailAddress)==false){
			document.getElementById("Error").style.display = 'block';
			document.getElementById("YourEmailAsterisk").innerHTML = '*';
			error_count++;
			}else{
			document.getElementById("Error").style.display = 'none';
			document.getElementById("YourEmailAsterisk").innerHTML = '';
		}
		
	//friends name validation
			if(document.rodale_books_form.txt_friendname.value == "" ){
			//alert ( "Please fill in the 'First Name' box." );
			document.getElementById("Error").style.display = 'block';
			document.getElementById("YourFriendNameAsterisk").innerHTML = '*';
			error_count++;
		}else{
			document.getElementById("Error").style.display = 'none';
			document.getElementById("YourFriendNameAsterisk").innerHTML = '';
		}
		
	//friends email validation
	 	if (emailCheck.test(FriendemailAddress)==false){
			document.getElementById("Error").style.display = 'block';
			document.getElementById("YourFriendEmailAsterisk").innerHTML = '*';
			error_count++;
			}else{
			document.getElementById("Error").style.display = 'none';
			document.getElementById("YourFriendEmailAsterisk").innerHTML = '';
		}
	
		if(error_count > 0){
			return false;
		}else{		
			return  true;
		}
	}